NAC445A.8493. Motor vehicle waste disposal wells: Deadlines for owner of well to meet requirements; extension of deadlines; conversion of well.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner of an existing motor vehicle waste disposal well that is located within:

     (a) A groundwater protection area shall, not later than 1 year after the date on which the local source water assessment for the area is completed or January 1, 2005, whichever occurs first, close the well, obtain a permit to operate the well or convert the well.

     (b) Another sensitive groundwater area shall, not later than January 1, 2007, close the well, obtain a permit to operate the well or convert the well.

     2. The deadlines set forth in subsection 1 may be extended for not more than 1 year if the Environmental Protection Agency approves an extension for this State pursuant to 40 C.F.R. §§ 144.87(b) and 144.87(c).

     3. The Director may extend the deadline for the closure of a motor vehicle waste disposal well for not more than 1 year if he or she determines that the most efficient option for compliance with applicable state and federal requirements concerning such wells is connection to a sanitary sewer or installation of new treatment technology. The Director may not extend the deadline for obtaining a permit.

     4. The Director may authorize the conversion of a motor vehicle waste disposal well to another Class V type of well, including, without limitation, a storm water well, if the conversion is done in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 144.89(b). The Director shall, in conjunction with the owner of the well to be converted, establish a specific schedule pursuant to which the well must be converted.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R042-01, eff. 10-25-2001; A by R103-04, 2-11-2005)