62-528.455. Class I and Class III - Injection Well Operation Permit

(1) General Requirements.

(a) A separate underground injection control permit shall be obtained for each Class I injection facility. For multiwell injection systems, a separate underground injection control permit application need not be submitted for each well; however a separate application fee shall be assessed for each well in accordance with paragraph 62-4.050(4)(i), F.A.C.

(b) Under Section 403.091, F.S., the Department conducts periodic inspections during the period authorized by the operation permit.

(c) A report shall be submitted with each application for a Class I well operation permit. For multiwell injection systems, one report may be submitted which addresses each well of that system. The report shall include:

1. Results of the information obtained under the construction permit described in subsection 62-528.450(2), F.A.C.;

2. Record drawings, based upon inspections by the engineer of record or persons under his direct supervision, with all deviations noted;

3. Certification of completion submitted by the engineer of record;

4. An operation manual including emergency procedures;

5. Proposed monitoring program and data to be submitted;

6. Proof that the existence of the well and any associated monitoring wells has been recorded with the permanent warranty deed or other instrument of conveyance as a two page proviso or addendum that contains certification of the locations of the wells (by metes and bounds) and a detailed sketch of the parcel that shows the location of the well. The location shall be measured by a Florida certified land surveyor, and shall contain the surveyor’s signature, registration number, official seal, and the following statement: “I hereby certify that this survey was made under my responsible direction and supervision, and is a correct representation of the land surveyed.”

7. Copies of mill certificates for casing used in the well(s) construction. The owner shall retain the original records.

(d) No Class I injection well operation permit shall be issued until the emergency disposal method is fully operational and no emergency discharge shall occur until the permittee has received the required Department permits.

(e) The permittee shall provide direct distribution of the data reports, progress reports, and final reports to each member of the Technical Advisory Committee as described in subsection 62-528.100(2), F.A.C.

(2) Prior to granting approval for the operation of a Class I well or a Class III well or well field, the Department shall consider the following information which, for Class I, was obtained during construction and operational testing under the construction permit:

(a) All available logging and testing program data and construction data on the well or well field;

(b) A satisfactory demonstration of mechanical integrity for all new wells pursuant to subsection 62-528.300(6), F.A.C.;

(c) The actual operating data where feasible, or the anticipated maximum pressure and flow rate at which the permittee will operate the well;

(d) The results of the formation testing program;

(e) The actual injection procedure;

(f) For Class I, the compatibility of injected waste with fluids in the injection zone and minerals in both the injection zone and the confining zone;

(g) The status of corrective action on defective wells in the area of review;

(h) The recommendation of the Technical Advisory Committee concerning the operational feasibility of this well or well field.

(3) Repermitting the Operation of Class I Wells.

(a) The permittee shall submit an application to repermit the operation of a Class I well to the Department at least 60 days before the expiration date of the current operation permit.

(b) The application to repermit the operation shall include the following:

1. An evaluation of the size of the area of review based on actual operation and monitoring data;

2. Updated area of review information required under paragraphs 62-528.450(2)(a) through (d), F.A.C.;

3. A wastestream analysis representative of the fluids which are currently being injected;

4. The process types or categories which are a source of the fluid being injected;

5. A satisfactory demonstration of mechanical integrity for the well(s) pursuant to subsection 62-528.300(6), F.A.C;

6. Results of ground water and other monitoring data obtained since the last permit was issued. The permittee shall provide a tabular and graphical presentation of all ground water monitoring data required by this subparagraph unless the Department, through the process described in subsection 62-528.100(2), F.A.C., approves an alternate list of parameters for the reasons specified in sub-subparagraphs a. and b. below;

a. The monitoring results for a parameter are below detectable limits, or

b. The parameter was not required to be monitored under the current permit or by Chapter 62-528, 62-600, or 62-601, F.A.C.

7. Results of all specific injectivity and pressure fall-off information obtained since the well began operation, or the date of the most recent repermitting of the well if all available information were submitted at that time; and

8. Financial responsibility information required by subsection 62-528.435(9), F.A.C., based on an updated plugging and abandonment plan and cost estimate.

(c) The operation of a Class I well shall not be repermitted unless the applicant has made the following demonstrations:

1. Available water quality monitoring data does not indicate that fluid movement into or between underground sources of drinking water is occurring as a result of injection activity, except as authorized under 40 C.F.R. 146.15, as noticed in the Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 224, November 22, 2005, pp. 70513 - 70532, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference;

2. Mechanical integrity has been demonstrated under subsection 62-528.300(6), F.A.C.;

3. Financial responsibility has been demonstrated; and

4. Other applicable rules of this chapter have been met.

Specific Authority 373.309, 403.061, 403.087, 403.704, 403.721 FS. Law Implemented 373.308, 403.021, 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.0877, 403.088, 403.161, 403.702, 403.721 FS. History–New 4-1-82, Amended 8-30-82, 5-8-85, Formerly 17-28.34, 17-28.340, 62-28.340, Amended 8-10-95, 6-24-97, 12-27-05.