Utah Admin. Code R649-9-5 - Specific Permit, Application and Operating Requirements Applicable to Temporary Produced Water Recycling Tank Facilities
(1) Temporary produced water recycling tank
facilities shall be designed, constructed and operated to meet the following
specific requirements in addition to Section
R649-9-3, General Permit and
Application Requirements for E and P Recycling Facilities.
(2) Temporary produced water recycling tank
facility applicants shall submit detailed construction or installation diagrams
of tanks, liners, tank storage capacity, secondary containment berms, piping,
pumps, and water treatment systems.
(a)
Engineered plans of large capacity storage tank design and manufacturing shall
be submitted to the division certifying the adequacy of the tank for the
intended purpose.
(3)
Temporary produced water recycling tank facility applicants shall provide an
estimate of the length of time the facility will be in operation.
(a) Temporary produced water recycling tank
facilities shall be approved for a period of 12 months, and can be extended
with division approval in six month intervals for a maximum of an additional 24
months.
(4) Temporary
produced water recycling tank facility applicants shall provide an estimated
volume and rate of fluid anticipated to move through the facility.
(5) Temporary produced water recycling tank
facility applicants shall submit detailed construction or installation diagrams
of intake and discharge facilities.
(a) The
unloading or intake facility shall be designed, maintained and operated to
adequately process the anticipated maximum daily quantity of produced
water.
(b) The unloading or intake
facility shall be designed with a leak detection system, unless determined
unnecessary by the division.
(i) Applicants
shall submit procedures for repair should leakage occur.
(6) Temporary produced water
recycling tank facilities shall be designed, maintained and operated to meet
the following requirements.
(a) The temporary
produced water recycling tank facility shall be designed with lined secondary
containment to capture 110% of the largest potential release in the event of a
catastrophic failure. Lined earthen berms shall be of adequate impermeability
and compaction to withstand a tank failure.
(b) Large capacity storage tanks shall be
placed on cut material, unless adequate compaction of fill material can be
demonstrated through engineering certification.
(c) Large capacity storage tanks shall be
designed to prevent unauthorized surface or subsurface discharge of
water.
(d) Open top large capacity
storage tanks shall be covered. Cover construction and design must be approved
by the division. Cover placement must be verifiable from a visible ground level
inspection. Pictures taken by a drone or other method may be acceptable upon
division approval.
(e) Large
capacity storage tanks with netted, floating or other tops shall be designed
and operated to include a 2-foot free-board at all times.
(f) Enhanced evaporation systems, such as
sprinklers or similar devices, are strictly prohibited.
(7) Large capacity storage tank liner
requirements.
(a) Lined tanks containing
produced water shall be designed with two impervious synthetic liners, an upper
primary and lower secondary liner. Synthetic liners shall be designed
specifically for the intended use and installed according to the manufacturer's
instructions.
(b) If rigid
materials are used, leak proof expansion joints shall be provided, or the
material shall be of sufficient thickness and strength to withstand expansion,
contraction and settling movements in the underlying earth, without
cracking.
(c) Materials used in
lining tanks shall be impervious and resistant to weather, tears and punctures,
sunlight, hydrocarbons, aqueous acids, alkalies, salt, fungi, or other
substances that might be contained in the produced water.
(d) Applicants shall submit the type,
thickness, strength, and life span of the materials to be used for lining the
tank and the method of installation.
(e) In the event of a leak or damage to the
liner, the operator will immediately empty the tank and remove the tank until
the liner can be inspected and if necessary repaired or replaced.
(8) Engineering and design
requirements for temporary produced water recycling tank facilities and
modifications.
(a) Large capacity storage
tanks shall be designed and sealed by a Utah Licensed Professional
Engineer.
(b) The facility shall be
designed, constructed and operated in a manner that will protect freshwater,
public health and safety, and the environment for the life of the
operation.
Notes
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