6/24/04 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,600, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
VIOLATION 1: EPA REQUIRES THAT AFTER A CESSATION OF INJECTION FOR TWO YEARS, THE PERMITTEE SHALL PLUG AND ABANDON (P&A) THE WELL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EPA APPROVED P&A, OR DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS AS LONG AS THE WELL REMAINS INACTIVE. THE RECORDS FILE FOR THE DEWEY THOMPSON #1 INJECTION WELL SHOWS THAT INJECTION INTO THE WELL HAS CEASED FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AND THAT THE LAST DEMONSTRATION OF MECHANICAL INTEGRITY FOR THE INJECTION WELL WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 12, 2000.
VIOLATION 2: THERE ARE NO ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS IN THE RECORDS FILE FOR THE DEWEY THOMASON #1 INJECTION WELL FOR THE YEARS 1999 AND 2000. PART I, SECTION D, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE PERMIT REQUIRES ANNUAL SUBMITTAL OF MONTHLY INJECTION MONITORING REPORTS.
ORDER REQUIRES:
RESPONDENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE THE INJECTION OF FLUIDS INTO THE DEWEY THOMASON #1 INJECTION WELL. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS INJECTION TO RESUME INTO THE SUBJECT WELL UNTIL RESPONDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WELL.
IF RESPONDENT DESIRES TO PERMANENTLY CEASE THE INJECTION OF FLUIDS INTO THE DEWEY THOMASON #1 INJECTION WELL FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING THE WELL FOR A FUTURE GAS STORAGE PROJECT, RESPONDENT SHALL:
A. CONTACT EPA WITH 15 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO TO ARRANGE FOR THE TERMINATION OF PERMIT NUMBER KY10455;
B. WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE EFFECTI