In determining the adequacy of the remedial action plan required in section 43-02-02.2-51 proposed by the operator and in determining the additional steps needed to prevent an excursion into unauthorized zones or underground sources of drinking water, the department shall consider the following:
1. Toxicity and volume of the injected fluid; 2. Toxicity of formation fluids or byproducts of injection; 3. Wiiether or not any person, animal, wildlife, aquatic life, and plant life is potentially affected by the injection; 5. History of the injection operation; 6. Completion and plugging records; 7. Abandonment procedures in effect at the time the well was abandoned; and 8. Hydraulic connections with underground sources of drinking water. N.D. Admin Code 43-02-02.2-54
Effective January 1, 2009.General Authority: NDCC 38-12-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-12-02