020-16 Wyo. Code R. § 16-9

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 16-9 - Prohibitions

(a) In addition to the requirements in W.S. 35-11-301(a), no person shall:

• (i) Conduct any authorized injection activity in a manner that results in a violation of any permit condition or representations made in the application, the request for coverage under the general permit, individual permit, or permit by rule. A permit condition supersedes any application content;

• (ii) Discharge to any zone except the authorized discharge zone as described in the permit; or

• (iii) Construct, install, modify or improve an authorized injection facility except in compliance with the permit requirements.

(b) The construction of any Class 5C4 facility after the effective date of these regulations is prohibited.

(c) No person shall inject any hazardous waste which has been banned from land disposal pursuant to Chapter 13, Wyoming Hazardous Waste Rules and Regulations unless the disposal conforms to that chapter.

(d) No drainage facility, subclass 5D1 through 5D5 shall be constructed so as to directly receive any waste other than natural precipitation or natural groundwater unless permitted under an individual permit.

(e) No heating and cooling facility, subclass 5A1 through 5A3, shall be constructed so as to receive any waste other than cooling water. No corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, biocides, antifreeze agents, salts, or refrigerants shall be added to the water prior to injection.

(f) No abandoned drinking water well shall be used as a disposal well unless it can be demonstrated that the waste being disposed of will leave the class of use of the affected groundwater unchanged. The class of use referred to is determined under Water Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 8 Quality Standards for Wyoming Ground Waters.

(g) No wastewater produced by electric power generation from geothermal fluids shall be disposed of in any Class V injection facility. Such wells are Class I injection wells and are covered by Chapter 13, Water Quality Rules and Regulations.

(h) No wastewater produced by recovery of brines and extraction of halogens shall be disposed of in any Class V injection facility. Such wells are Class I injection wells and are covered by Chapter 13, Water Quality Rules and Regulations.

(i) No person shall construct and/or operate any cesspool after April 14, 1998. No Class V facility which receives domestic sewage shall be constructed and/or operated after April 14, 1998 unless the waste is first treated in a septic tank, or other pre-treatment device. Prior to closure of any cesspool, the operator shall notify the administrator 30 days in advance.

(j) The operation of any Class V septic system with liquid waste visible on the ground surface shall be considered a failure of the system and a violation of these regulations.

(k) An operator of a facility which is authorized by rule is prohibited from injection into the facility:

• (i) Upon failure to submit inventory information prior to construction for facilities constructed after April 14, 1999; and

• (ii) Upon failure to comply with a request for information under Section 8(e) of this chapter.

(l) Pumping domestic sewage out of any Class V facility for any use other than disposal to an approved facility is prohibited.

020-16 Wyo. Code R. § 16-9