Or. Admin. Code § 340-044-0020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 340-044-0020 - Registration and Inventory and Other Information Requirements

(1) Any owner or operator of an injection system that is not excluded by OAR 340-044-0013 must submit inventory information to register with the Director. If an owner or operator is applying for a permit, the inventory information is submitted with the permit application. If inventory information is not submitted, an owner or operator is prohibited from discharging to the injection system.

(2) Inventory information must be submitted in a format approved by the Director and prior to construction and operation of new injection systems, and, at a minimum, shall include:

(a) Facility name and location;

(b) Name and address of legal contact;

(c) Ownership of facility;

(d) Nature and type of injection system; and

(e) Operating status of injection system.

(3) For certain injection systems, the Director may require additional information including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) A listing and description of all wells and injection systems owned or operated at a facility (a single description of wells and injection systems at a single facility with substantially the same characteristics is acceptable);

(b) Information on the facility water supply source;

(c) Location of each injection system given by Township, Range, Section, and Quarter-Section, according to the conventional practice in the State of Oregon, and by latitude and longitude to the nearest second;

(d) Date of completion of each injection system;

(e) Identification and depth of the geologic formation(s) into which each injection system is injecting;

(f) Total depth of each injection system;

(g) Depth to groundwater;

(h) Casing and cementing record, casing size, and depth of packer;

(i) Nature of the injected fluids;

(j) Average and maximum injection pressure at the wellhead;

(k) Average and maximum injection rate;

(l) For Class II systems only, the field name(s);

(m) Date of the last mechanical integrity test (required for Class II wells); and

(n) Any additional information necessary to determine that the injection system meets the requirements of OAR 340-044-0018 for authorization by rule.

(4) After reviewing inventory information, the Director may determine that the injection system does not meet the requirements of OAR 340-044-0018. The owner or operator shall then apply for a permit or find alternative disposal methods.

(5) The Director may request additional information to determine that the injection system meets the requirements of OAR 340-044-0018 for authorization by rule or to determine that the injection system complies with OAR 340-044-0012. The owner or operator shall submit such information within the time frame provided in the request for information. The owner or operator is prohibited from injecting into the injection system if the owner or operator does not comply with the request for information within the specified time frame. The owner or operator may resume injection 90 days after submittal of the requested information unless the Director notifies the owner or operator that injection may not resume or may resume sooner.

Or. Admin. Code § 340-044-0020

SA 41, f. 5-15-69; DEQ 35-1979, f. & ef. 12-19-79; DEQ 15-1983, f. & ef. 8-26-83; DEQ 8-2001, f. 7-13-01, cert. ef. 9-20-01

Stat. Auth.: ORS ORS 454.625, ORS 468.020, ORS 468B.020 & ORS 468B.165

Stats. Implemented: ORS 454.655, ORS 468B.025, ORS 468B.050, ORS 468B.053 & ORS 468B.165