16 Tex. Admin. Code § 12.660 - In Situ Processing: Performance Standards
(a) The person who conducts in
situ-processing activities shall comply with §§
12.500-12.572 of this title (relating to
Permanent Program Performance Standards--Underground Mining Activities) and
this section.
(b) In
situ-processing activities shall be planned and conducted to minimize
disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic balance by:
(1) avoiding discharge of fluids into holes
or wells, other than as approved by the Commission;
(2) injecting process recovery fluids only
into geologic zones or intervals approved as production zones by the
Commission;
(3) avoiding annular
injection between the wall of the drill hole and the casing; and
(4) preventing discharge of process fluid
into surface waters.
(c)
Each person who conducts in situ-processing activities shall submit for
approval as part of the application for permit under §
12.205 of this title (relating to
In Situ Processing Activities), and follow after approval, a plan that ensures
that all acid-forming, toxic-forming, or radioactive gases, solids, or liquids
constituting a fire, health, safety, or environmental hazard and caused by the
mining and recovery process are promptly treated, confined, or disposed of in a
manner that prevents contamination of ground and surface waters, damage to
fish, wildlife and related environmental values, and threats to the public
health and safety.
(d) Each person
who conducts in situ-processing activities shall prevent flow of the process
recovery fluid:
(1) horizontally beyond the
affected area identified in the permit; and
(2) vertically into overlying or underlying
aquifers.
(e) Each
person who conducts in situ-processing activities shall restore the quality of
affected ground water in the permit and adjacent areas, including ground water
above and below the production zone, to the approximate premining levels or
better, to ensure that the potential for use of the ground water is not
diminished.
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