R649-9-11. Reporting and Recordkeeping for Disposal Facilities

1. All unauthorized discharges or spills from disposal facilities including water observed in a leak detection system shall be reported, within 24 hours, to the division.

2. Each producer who utilizes any approved produced water disposal facility shall comply with the reporting requirements of R649-8-11.

3. Each operator of a disposal facility, excluding disposal wells, shall report to the division on a quarterly basis.

3.1. This report shall include the volume and type of wastes received at the facility during the quarter and results of the weekly leak detection system inspections.

3.2. Berms and outside walls shall be inspected quarterly and after a major rainfall or windstorm. Berm erosion or loss of integrity shall be reported to the division and may require immediate action.

4. The occurrence of water in a leak detection system during operation constitutes liner failure and requires immediate action.

4.1. The division has the option of allowing the operator a short period of time to take corrective action.

4.2. Further utilization will be allowed only after liner repairs and an inspection by the division.

5. Each owner/operator of a disposal facility shall keep records showing at a minimum the following: date and time waste was received, origin, volume, type, transporter, and generator of the waste. These records shall be available for inspection by the division for at least six years.