Section 0400-45-06-.03 - INJECTION PROHIBITED(1) Unless excluded under paragraph (3) of this rule, the construction of an injection well, the conversion of a well into an injection well, and the use or operation of an injection well is prohibited unless authorized by an injection well permit or by rule of the Commissioner.(2) Wells may not be used for the disposal of radioactive or hazardous waste.(3) The following activities are not within the scope of paragraph (1) of this rule: (a) Operation of domestic subsurface fluid distribution systems disposing exclusively of sanitary waste with the capacity of serving less than 20 persons;(b) Operation of facilities injecting natural gas for the purpose of storage; or(c) Operation of wastewater treatment ponds or lagoons permitted to discharge to surface waters under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting program.(4) These rules do not limit the authority of the Commissioner to abate and prevent pollution of surface or ground water resulting from any injection activity, or other discharge of pollutants, by requiring a permit, by instituting any type of enforcement action under the Water Quality Control Act of 1977, T.C.A. §§ 69-3-101 et seq. or other environmental statute, or by contracting for clean-up under the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Act, T.C.A. §§ 68-212-201 et seq., or by other appropriate action.(5) The use of any well to dispose of water carrying human waste, household or business waste, raw sewage or the effluent from any septic tank or other sewer system of any kind, unless such well is a subsurface fluid distribution system (SFDS) which is part of a Subsurface Sewage Disposal System (SSDS) permitted under provisions of Rule 0400-48-01-.05 (T.C.A. § 68-221-401 et seq.).(6) After the effective date of this rule all classes of new injection wells located within Zone 1 of a community water system's wellhead protection area as defined in Rule 0400-45-01-.34 under T.C.A. §§ 68-221-701 et seq., the Tennessee Safe Drinking Water Act are prohibited.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-45-06-.03
Original rule filed September 12, 2012; effective December 11, 2012. Rule renumbered from 1200-04-06.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 69-3-101 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.