La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-6101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-6101 - In Situ Processing: Performance Standards

A. The person who conducts in situ processing activities shall comply with Chapter 53.

B. In situ processing activities shall be planned and conducted to minimize disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic balance by:

1. avoiding discharge of fluids into holes or wells, other than as approved by the office;

2. injecting process recovery fluids only into geologic zones or intervals approved as production zones by the office;

3. avoiding annular injection between the wall of the drill hole and the casing; and

4. preventing discharge of process fluid into surface waters.

C. Each person who conducts in situ processing activities shall submit for approval as part of the application for permit under §2911, and follow after approval, a plan that ensures that all acid-forming, toxic-forming, or radioactive gases, solids or liquids constituting a fire, health, safety or environmental hazard and caused by the mining and recovery process are promptly treated, confined or disposed of in a manner that prevents contamination of ground water and surface water, damage to fish, wildlife and related environmental values, and threats to the public health and safety.

D. Each person who conducts in situ processing activities shall prevent flow of the process recovery fluid:

1. horizontally beyond the affected area identified in the permit; and

2. vertically into overlying or underlying aquifers.

E. Each person who conducts in situ processing activities shall restore the quality of affected ground water in the mine plan and adjacent area, including ground water above and below the production zone, to the approximate premining levels or better, to ensure that the potential for use of the ground water is not diminished.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-6101

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 6:177 (May 1980), amended 6:296 (June 1980), LR 14:441 (July 1988), LR 20:447 (April 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.