Section 2-1 - Effective Scope of Rules and Regulations (a) All rules and regulations of a general nature herein promulgated to prevent waste and to conserve oil and gas in the state of Wyoming shall be effective throughout the state of Wyoming and be in force in all pools except as may be amended, modified, altered or enlarged generally or in specific individual pools by orders hereafter issued by the Commission. (b) These rules are intended to protect human health and the environment through the utilization of proven methods which are designed to avoid contamination of the soils, groundwater, and surface water at a drilling or producing location. Compliance with these rules does not relieve the owner or operator of the obligation to comply with applicable federal, local or other state permits or regulatory requirements. (c) If any provision of these rules or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the rules which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of these rules are severable.