(a) A complete application for a permit for the purpose of underground management of commercial, municipal and industrial wastes shall include the following: - (i) Complete identification including name, address and telephone number of the owner/operator and the facility, and location of the facility by section, township, range and county.
- (ii) Type, source, and chemical, physical, radiological and toxic characteristics of the discharge; and the management procedure.
- (iii) The name, description, depth, geology and hydrology of the receiver; and fluid chemistry of the receiver, including total dissolved solids.
- (iv) A description of groundwater or receiver testing procedures used.
- (v) Water quality information, including background water quality data, that will facilitate the classification of any groundwater that may be affected by the proposed discharge.
- (vi) A listing of the locations of all water wells in the area of review and the status of each.
- (vii) Construction and engineering details of the facility.
- (ix) Methods and procedures for inspection of the facility and operations, and for detecting failure of the well(s) and system in a timely fashion.
- (x) Information that shows that the discharge can be controlled and will not migrate into other receivers or to the surface, or will not adversely affect the quality of other water resources.
- (xii) Plans:
- (A) For monitoring volume and chemistry of the discharge, and water quality of nearby water wells.
- (B) For monitoring injection and annular fluid pressures of the discharge well and for minimizing the possibility of fracturing confining strata above and below the discharge zone.
- (C) Contingency plans to cope with all shut-ins, malfunctions or well failures to prevent endangerment of groundwater.
- (xiii) Documentation to show that the discharge will not impair existing water supply sources or rights, be hazardous to public health or eliminate an opportunity to economically recover or store valuable minerals or groundwater in the receiver.
- (xiv) The applicant will affirmatively demonstrate or document mechanical integrity of the well or system; and that the discharge is compatible with the receiver and fluids in the receiver and the operation is in conformity with provisions and standards of Quality Standards for Wyoming Groundwaters and these regulations.
- (xv) The applicant will provide a written evaluation of alternative disposal practices demonstrating that subsurface discharge is the best management alternative.
(b) An application for a permit for the purpose of a special process discharge may be a copy of the application for an in situ mining permit meeting the requirements of Land Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 18, Section 2(a), and shall include but not be limited to: - (i) Complete identification including name, address and telephone number of the owner/operator and the facility, and location of the facility by section, township, range and county.
- (ii) A site facility description and engineering and operating data, including:
- (A) A map that accurately locates and identifies the area and shows the discharge area boundaries and the locations of all wells installed and planned by the owner/operator.
- (B) Construction and engineering details of the facility.
- (C) A description of the special process technique and method of operation to be used, and the fluid to be injected.
- (iii) The name, geology, description and depth of the receiver; hydrologic information including, but not limited to, direction and rate of water movement in the receiver; and fluid chemistry of the receiver, including total dissolved solids.
- (iv) The location and identification of each underground water use in the area of review.
- (v) Water quality information, including background water quality data, that will facilitate the classification of any groundwater that may be affected by the proposed discharge.
- (vi) Plans to monitor:
- (A) Discharge operations;
- (B) Quality parameters and fluid levels of Groundwaters of the State in the vicinity of the discharge operation;
- (C) Groundwater flow in the receiver in order to promptly detect the arrival of waste or pollution at a monitor well installed for this purpose.
- (vii) Information that shows that the proposed discharge can be controlled and will not migrate into other receivers or to the surface through previously drilled wells; and will not migrate into the water source area for any water supply well.
- (viii) Methods and procedures for inspection of the facility and operations, and for detecting failure of the well(s) and system as required by the permit.
- (ix) The applicant will affirmatively demonstrate or document mechanical integrity of the well or system; and that groundwater pollution that may result from a special process discharge can be eliminated or reduced to an appropriate level, in conformity with provisions and standards of Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations.
(c) A complete application for a permit for the purpose of artificial recharge or a miscellaneous discharge shall include the following: - (i) Complete identification including name, address and telephone number of the owner/operator and the facility, and location of the facility by section, township, range and county.
- (ii) A map of the area showing the location of the discharge facility in relation to nearby communities and residences, water wells and other pertinent features, and geology.
- (iii) The name, depth, geology of the receiver; hydrology of an aquifer-receiver; and fluid chemistry of the receiver, including total dissolved solids.
- (iv) Type, source, and chemical, physical, radiological and toxic characteristics of the discharge.
- (v) Water quality information, including background water quality data, that will facilitate the classification of any groundwater that may be affected by the proposed discharge.
- (vi) Construction and engineering details of the facility, and operating data.
- (vii) Other relevant information that the Administrator determines necessary as would be required for an application of Section 6. (a) or (b)