020-18 Wyo. Code R. §§ 18-16 - Monitoring Requirements

(a) A detailed monitoring program shall be approved by the Administrator and included in the permit or Research and Development License application, as required by Section 4(a)(xv) of this Chapter, and shall constitute a requirement of the permit. The program shall describe the procedures for monitoring the quantity and quality of waters that may be affected by the operation before mining through reclamation and shall, at a minimum, specify:

(i) Requirements for:

(A) The proper use, maintenance, and installation of monitoring equipment or methods;

(B) The intervals and frequency of monitoring, sufficient to yield data which are representative of the monitored activity, including continuous monitoring when appropriate; and

(C) The test and methods used to generate monitoring data.

(ii) Monitoring of:

(A) The nature of the injected fluids;

(B) The nature of the recovery fluids;

(C) The injection fluid pressure and flow rate or volume, as appropriate;

(D) The produced fluid volumes and flow rate or volume, as appropriate;

(E) Class III injection wells;

(F) Production zone;

(G) Water levels and other parameters used to detect any movement of injected or recovered fluids, process by-products, or formation fluids;

(H) Pressure changes or other physical parameters if such monitoring provides for more rapid detection of excursions; and

(I) At the Administrator's discretion, based on site-specific conditions, surface air monitoring and/or soil/gas monitoring to detect movement of gases that could threaten human health, safety or the environment.

(iii) A description of procedures and schedules used to:

(A) Detect and confirm excursions; and

(B) Monitor excursions and excursion control efforts.

(iv) Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring shall be representative of the monitored activity and must be based on site-specific geologic factors, modeling, and operations.

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020-18 Wyo. Code R. §§ 18-16

Adopted, Eff. 11/13/2018.