NAC445A.867. Application for permit.

Except as otherwise provided in NAC 445A.8491 to 445A.8499, inclusive, an applicant for a permit to inject fluids must satisfy the Director that the underground injection will not endanger any source of drinking water. An application for a permit must be filed within 180 days after July 22, 1987, for the operation of an injection well which is existing on that date and does not have a permit. Each application for a permit must be signed by the owner or, if the owner does not operate the well, the operator of the well and must contain the following information:

     1. The name of the facility.

     2. The name and address of the owner.

     3. The name and address of the operator, if different than the owner.

     4. A description of the location of each injection well by the quarter-quarter section, section, township and range, and latitude and longitude.

     5. A map of the location of the facility, preferably a topographic map prepared by the United States Geological Survey, extending at least 1 mile beyond the boundaries of the facility, locating each injection well for which a permit is sought and the area of review. The map must show, within the area of review, the number, location and type of all injection wells, producing wells, abandoned wells, surface bodies of water, surface and subsurface mines, quarries, public and private systems to supply water and other pertinent features on the surface.

     6. A plan for corrective action, as required pursuant to NAC 445A.899, for each injection well within the area of review which penetrates the zone for injection, but is not correctly completed or plugged.

     7. A narrative report, geologic cross section and isopach map in sufficient scale to detail the local geology and hydrology. The information should be sufficient to show the geologic formations, structural features and concentration of total dissolved solids for each formation, zone for injection and confining zone.

     8. The plans and drawings for construction showing the details of the casing and cementing, including the size of the hole, type of casing and type and grade of cement.

     9. The drilling log for each production or injection well owned or operated by the applicant which is located within the area of review.

     10. The proposed operating data, including:

     (a) The average and maximum daily rates of injection and the volume of the fluid injected;

     (b) The average and maximum pressures of the injection; and

     (c) The source of the fluid injected and an analysis of its physical, chemical and biological characteristics.

     11. A chemical analysis, if available, of the fluid in the receiving formation to ensure compatibility with the injectate, and an analysis of the hydraulic conductivity of the receiving formation.

     12. The proposed procedures for injection, including additives to or storage and pretreatment, if any, of the fluid injected, the use of the well, the planned standard practices for stimulation of the well and the planned schedule for workover.

     13. A certificate that the applicant has ensured, through a performance bond or other appropriate means, the resources necessary to plug and abandon the well.

     14. A plan for plugging and abandoning the well as described in NAC 445A.923.

     15. Any other information required by the Director to ensure that the proposed operation will not degrade an underground source of drinking water. That information may include a plan for monitoring the elevation or quality of groundwater surrounding the zone for injection.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 7-22-87; A by R042-01, 10-25-2001)