Utah Admin. Code R649-9-3 - General Permit and Application Requirements for E and P Recycling Facilities
(1)
Applications for new E and P recycling facilities or major modifications shall
be submitted to the division and shall include the following:
(a) A business plan describing the products
and services to be provided, an outline of the organization and management of
the E and P recycling facility and an explanation of the need for the proposed
facility or modification to an existing facility;
(b) Names and addresses of each applicant,
operator's authorized agent and owner in the E and P recycling facility. For
the purposes of this section, interested parties means elected county
officials, county regulatory staff, and officials and staff representing state
regulatory agencies with permitting authority related to E and P recycling
facilities.
(c) A contingency plan
designed to minimize any hazards to fresh water, public health and safety, or
the environment in the event of an unplanned fire, explosion, or a release of
contaminants or E and P products to the air, soil, surface water or
groundwater.
(d) A management plan
describing all chemical processes, estimated volumes and chemical profiles used
in the treatment of E and P products for odor, bacteria control or other
treatment needs, and any products generated by these processes;
(e) The method and schedule for disposal of
precipitated solids and any other wastes generated by the E and P recycling
facility.
(2) Siting
requirements for new E and P recycling facilities and major modifications shall
include the following:
(a) The E and P
recycling facility shall be located on level, stable ground, and an acceptable
distance away from any established or intermittent drainage.
(b) A pre-site inspection shall be conducted
with the operator to assess site suitability, along with accuracy and
completeness of the permit application. The landowner, operator and other
interested parties should be invited to attend.
(3) Geologic and hydrological requirements.
(a) The E and P recycling facility may not be
located in a geologically or hydrologically unsuitable area.
(b) The applicant shall provide geological
and hydrological evidence showing that the proposed E and P recycling facility
will not adversely affect existing water quality or major uses of such
waters.
(c) Any discharge of
produced water, other than for approved recycling use is not permitted, unless
the relevant permit and authorization is obtained from the appropriate
agency.
(4) Any produced
water intake shall be designed, maintained and operated to adequately process
the anticipated maximum daily quantity of produced water.
(a) The produced water intake shall be
designed with a leak detection system unless determined unnecessary by the
division.
(b) Applicants shall
submit the procedures for repair should leakage occur.
(5) Applicants shall submit the maximum daily
quantity of produced water able to be received.
(a) Applications for E and P recycling
facilities that will primarily be for the reuse of produced water shall also
include a water analysis from the producing formations tapped by any source
wells that includes the concentrations of chlorides and sulfates, pH, total
dissolved solids (TDS).
(i) Samples for water
analysis of the producing formations may be derived from the water commingled
within the operator's pipeline network.
(b) Information regarding any other
significant constituents within the produced water may be requested by the
division, which information will be kept as business confidential by the
division if the applicant requests such information to be protected pursuant to
Section 63G-2-309.
(6) The E and P recycling facility shall be
designed and constructed so as to prevent run-on and run-off of surface water,
up to peak discharge from a 25 year, 24 hour storm.
(7) The E and P recycling facility shall be
designed such that intake and discharge of E and P products can only occur when
an attendant is on duty, or other security measures are set in place and
approved by the division.
(8)
Applicants should verify with the Utah Division of Air Quality to determine if
an air quality permit is required.
(9) Applicants shall provide at least one
background water sample from each perennial surface and subsurface water
resource within one-half mile of the E and P recycling facility.
(a) One background water sample taken from
each required perennial surface water resource taken upstream of the E and P
recycling facility;
(b) One
background water sample taken from each required perennial surface water
resources taken downstream of the E and P recycling facility;
(c) At least one background water sample
taken from the shallowest subsurface groundwater aquifer located beneath the
facility; and
(d) Background water
samples shall include TDS, pH and specific conductivity.
(10) One-piece exempt tanks are exempt from
the permitting requirements under Rule R649-9, but are subject to the following
requirements:
(a) The one-piece exempt tank
must be approved as part of any approved well pad pursuant to Rule R649-3;
and
(b) The one-piece exempt tank
shall have secondary containment or berming sufficient to capture 110% of the
largest potential release from the one-piece exempt tank, which containment
must be located around either the one-piece exempt tank or the well pad upon
which the one-piece exempt tank is located.
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