(a) All chemical analysis submitted to the Administrator in accordance with a valid permit or Research and Development License shall include: - (i) A description of, or reference for, the procedures and methods used for sample collection, preservation, and quality control.
- (ii) The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory performing the analysis, and the laboratory identification number; and
- (iii) Signatures as required in Section 2(g) of this Chapter.
(b) Quarterly monitoring reports shall include, at a minimum: - (i) The results of monitoring required per Section 16 of this Chapter.
- (ii) The results of all mechanical integrity testing conducted during that quarter, including the following information identified by Class III well, production well, or monitor well:
- (A) Date of mechanical integrity testing;
- (B) Identification of the method by which mechanical integrity was established;
- (C) Verification of whether the mechanical integrity was or was not established in a well, including:
- (I) Identification of a well which failed to have mechanical integrity established and consequently required repair; and
- (II) A description of the method of plugging or repair.
- (iii) The status of any corrective action on defective wells, required per Section 19 of this Chapter.
- (iv) The results of well repair and plugging required per Section 10 of the Chapter, including:
- (A) A Statement that:
- (I) Wells were plugged in accordance with the approved permit or Research and Development Testing License; or
- (II) Documentation that prior approval was obtained from the Administrator where plugging procedures differed from the procedures approved in the permit or Research and Development License.
(c) Annual reports shall include, at a minimum: - (i) All information required by W.S. § 35-11-411; and
- (ii) A map(s) showing the location of all wells installed in conjunction with the mining activity and showing all areas where:
- (A) Groundwater restoration has been achieved, is actively taking place and is expected to commence during the next year.
- (B) Mining is expected to commence during the next year.
- (iii) The total quantity of recovery fluid injected and the total quantity of recovery fluid extracted during the reporting period for each well field area including a description of how these quantities were determined.
- (iv) Monitoring program results pursuant to Section 16 of this Chapter, including a map and description of all excursions, their location and extent, that occurred during the reporting period. Completion details shall be included for all monitor wells installed during the previous year.
- (v) An updated potentiometric surface map(s) for all aquifer(s) that are or may be affected by the mining operation.
- (vi) Supporting data sufficient to demonstrate groundwater restoration in accordance with Section 6 of this Chapter.
(d) During excursions, results from excursion-related monitoring shall be reported in accordance with the requirements of Section 18 of this Chapter.
(e) Well abandonment reports shall be made to the Land Quality Division and the State Engineer's Office: - (i) Within sixty days after the abandonment of any well which has artesian or gassy flow at the surface. The report, set forth in affidavit form, should contain the location of the well to the depth of the well, estimated rate of flow, and the facts of the plugging technique.
- (ii) Within twelve months after the abandonment of any well. The report should include the location of the well to the nearest 40-acre legal subdivision (quarter, quarter, Section), survey locations utilizing decimal Latitude and Longitude coordinates, the depth of the well, and the facts of the plugging technique.
020-18 Wyo. Code R. § 18-15
Adopted, Eff. 11/13/2018.