020-9 Wyo. Code R. §§ 9-4 - Control of Subsurface Discharges; Permit Required; Exemptions
(a) New subsurface
discharges shall be allowed only pursuant to the Act and provisions of Water
Quality Rules and Regulations Chapter 8, Quality Standards for Wyoming
Groundwaters, and these regulations.
(b) No new subsurface discharge to
Groundwaters of the State shall be allowed:
(i) Unless a permit has been obtained from
the Department; or
(ii) Unless the
discharge is exempt from the requirements of these regulations.
(c) Specifically exempt from these
permitting regulations are:
(i) New discharges
associated with mineral exploration and water, including geothermal well
drilling:
(A) Drilling fluids and additives
used in drilling or development; and
(B) Pits constructed or utilized to hold
drilling fluids or drilling wastes.
(ii) New discharges associated with the
drilling of oil and gas production wells:
(A)
Drilling fluids and additives; and
(B) Pits constructed or utilized to hold
drilling fluids or drilling wastes.
(iii) New discharges for the purpose of
storage of oil and gas or other hydrocarbons.
(iv) New discharges for the purpose of the
enhanced recovery of naturally occurring oil and gas.
(v) Aboveground facilities authorized by
permits issued pursuant to Wyoming Water Quality Rules and
Regulations.
(vi) Overburden
replacement associated with mining operations authorized by permits issued
pursuant to Land Quality Division Rules and Regulations of the
Department.
(vii) Facilities
authorized pursuant to Solid Waste Management Rules and Regulations of the
Department.
(viii) Skim ponds
associated with oil production.
(d) Existing subsurface discharges to
Groundwaters of the State excluded or exempt from these regulations are those
originating from:
(i) Aboveground domestic
sewage treatment and disposal facilities, including individual disposal systems
constructed prior to January 15, 1975;
(ii) Any kind of facility mentioned in
Section 4. (c) that is existing and operating at the time these regulations go
into effect.
Notes
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