Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-1221 - Decommissioning and abandonment of a storage facility
(a) No operator shall permanently abandon a
storage facility unless an application is approved by the director. Each
operator decommissioning and abandoning a storage facility shall file an
application at least 90 days before any decommissioning activities. The
application shall contain a detailed decommissioning plan that includes the
following:
(1) The anticipated date and a
schedule for plugging each storage well;
(2) a schedule for abandoning the storage
facility, including when and how any equipment and building will be
abandoned;
(3) the name and address
of persons responsible for any equipment and buildings that will be abandoned
or will remain in use;
(4) a
reasonable estimate of the cost to perform the activities specified in
subsection (b); and
(5) any
additional information necessary for the director to determine whether the
decommissioning plan will protect public safety, usable water, and
soil.
(b) Each operator
decommissioning and abandoning a storage facility shall plug all storage wells
according to K.A.R. 82-3-1219 and perform the following:
(1) Dispose of any liquid or solid waste in
an environmentally safe manner;
(2)
clear the area of debris;
(3) drain
or fill all excavations;
(4) remove
any unused concrete base, machinery, and material;
(5) level and restore the site; and
(6) perform any additional activities that
may be required by the director, if additional activities are necessary to
protect public safety, usable water, and soil.
(c) After all decommissioning and abandonment
activities are complete, a determination of whether the decommissioning and
abandonment of the storage facility are protective of public safety, soil, and
usable water shall be made by the director. If the director determines that
public safety, soil, and usable water will be protected and no further
activities are required from the operator, the operator's financial assurance
shall be released.
(d) If the
application to decommission and abandon the storage facility is denied, the
operator shall proceed according to instructions by the director.
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