N.D. Admin. Code 43-02-02.2-55

Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024

Section 43-02-02.2-55 - General reporting requirements

The operator's reporting requirements are as follows:

1. A qualitative analysis and ranges in concentrations of all constituents of injected fluids at least once within the first year of authorization and thereafter whenever the mining solution is modified to the extent that the initial data are incorrect or incomplete. The data so submitted are confidential for one year when requested by the operator and this period of confidentiality can be extended upon approval by the commission;

2. All chemical analyses submitted to the department in accordance with the permit must include the requirements of subdivision c of subsection 10 of section 43-02-02.2-17;

3. Quarterly monitoring reports must include:

a. The results of any periodic tests required by the permit or a remedial plan performed during the reported quarter;

b. The results of all mechanical integrity testing conducted during the reported quarter, including the following information identified by injection well:

(1) Date of mechanical integrity testing;

(2) Identification of the method by which mechanical integrity was established; and

(3) Verification that mechanical integrity was or was not established for a well, and if any well failed mechanical integrity testing a description of the method of plugging or repair;

c. The status of corrective action on defective wells, required under section 43-02-02.2-33; and

d. The results of well repair and plugging required under section 43-02-02.2-32, including a statement that the wells were plugged in accordance with the permit, or documentation that prior approval was obtained from the department if plugging procedures differed from the procedures approved in the permit. This documentation must be included in the report and contain a description of the procedures used specifying the differences between the approved method and the alternate method. To ensure the well is plugged and there has been no bridging of the sealing material, the operator must provide the department with documentation that the volume of material placed in the well at least equals the volume of the empty hole;

4. During excursions, results from excursion-related monitoring must be reported in accordance with the requirements of section 43-02-02.2-51;

5. A map of the permit area showing reclamation and any derivation from the approved operation and reclamation plan; and

6. An annual report that includes:

a. The operator's name, address, and permit number;

b. A map showing the location of all production and monitoring wells installed during the reporting year and showing all new areas where mining is expected to begin during the next year;

c. A map showing where ground water restoration has been achieved, is actively taking place, and is expected to begin during the next year;

d. A description of ground water restoration methods used and an expected timeline to achieve ground water restoration;

e. The total and the reporting year's amount of affected land;

f. The progress of all reclamation work, including the total and the reporting year's amount of land that has undergone final reclamation and that meets the required postmining land use and that does not meet the required postmining land use;

g. The total quantity of mining solution injected and the total quantity of recovery fluid extracted during the reporting year for each wellfield area, including a description of how these quantities were determined;

h. Monitoring program results that have not been previously reported;

i. An updated potentiometric surface map for all aquifers that are or may be affected by the mining operation;

j. Supporting data sufficient to demonstrate ground water restoration;

k. A summary of all excursions for the reporting year, including remediation progress;

I. A brief discussion of the next year's operational plans, including any anticipated technical revisions or amendments that might require department approval; and

m. The mine facilities inspection and maintenance report required by subsection 7 of section 43-02-02.2-17.

N.D. Admin Code 43-02-02.2-55

Effective January 1, 2009.

General Authority: NDCC 38-12-02

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-12-02