Section 43-02-02.2-53 - Excursions - Not controlled1. If an excursion is not controlled within thirty days following its confirmation, a sample must be collected from each of the affected monitoring wells and analyzed for the following: ammonia, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, bicarbonate, boron, cadmium, calcium, carbonate, chloride, chromium, conductivity, copper, fluoride, gross alpha, gross beta, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nitrate, nitrate + nitrite, pH, potassium, selenium, sodium, sulfate, radium-226 and 228, thallium, total dissolved solids, uranium, vanadium, and zinc, and any other parameter specified by the department, unless the department determines that the concentration or value of one or more parameters is not likely to occur as a result of the mining. 2. If an excursion is not controlled within sixty days following its confirmation, the department may require the operator to conduct additional sampling of monitoring wells, install additional monitoring wells, terminate injection in the portion of the wellfield in which the excursion originated, or a combination of approaches to assure control within a timely manner. N.D. Admin Code 43-02-02.2-53
Effective January 1, 2009.General Authority: NDCC 38-12-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-12-02