VIOLATIONS: EPA REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE OPERATOR OF INJECTION WELLS TO MONITOR INJECTION PRESSURE AND RATE MONTHLY AND TO REPORT MONITORING RESULTS TO THE EPA ANNUALLY. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORTS FOR EIGHT INJECTION WELLS FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 2005.
EPA REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE OPERATOR OF INJECTION WELLS TO PLUG AND ABANDON ANY WELL AFTER CESSATION OF INJECTION OPERATIONS FOR ONE YEAR. RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLETE REQUIRED PLUGGING ON THREE INJECTION WELLS.
EPA REGULATIONS PROHIBIT FLUID MOVEMENT THROUGH AN INJECTION WELL INTO UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER (USDWS). RESPONDENT IS MAINTAINING ONE INJECTION WELL WITH A STATIC FLUID LEVEL ABOVE THE BASE OF USDWS. A STATIC FLUID LEVEL ABOVE THE BASE OF USDWS INDICATES THAT FLUIDS COULD BE MOVING THROUGH THE WELL BORE INTO USDWS.
REMEDY: SUBMIT OVERDUE ANNUAL OPERATION REPORTS FOR THE EIGHT WELLS WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER. PLUG THREE WELLS BY JANUARY 2007. ALTERNATIVELY, RESPONDENT COULD SUBMIT A PLAN FOR FUTURE USE, OR CONVERT THE WELLS TO PRODUCTION WITHIN THAT TIME.
PENALTY: NONE