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Disposal of Salt Water or Other Deleterious Substances
11.34.1. There shall be no disposal of saltwater, produced water or water containing salts or other minerals in quantities that exceed applicable groundwater standards established by the Water Quality Control Commission, at the site of the Oil or Gas Facility.

11.34.2. Drilling mud shall be disposed of by transporting the mud to an OCD-licensed disposal site. The mud may not be buried in an earthen pit on site, pumped down the well bore or down the annulus of a well, or spread on the surface of the ground at the site.

11.34.3. Each Operator shall make sufficient provisions for the safe disposal of water containing salts or other minerals in quantities that exceed applicable groundwater standards established by the Water Quality Control Commission, hydrocarbons, or other deleterious substances which may be brought to the surface. Any such disposal shall be at an OCD-approved disposal well or site. No disposal of such substances shall be permitted at the site of the Oil or Gas Facility. When a disposal well is to be used for disposal of such substances, the location of the proposed well shall be identified, the Operator shall identify the disposal well by operator, lease, well name and number, and location.

11.34.4. In the event of any spill or leak of produced water or any deleterious substance, whatever the cause thereof, the Operator shall immediately notify the Oil and Gas Inspector. If, in the judgment of the Inspector, such leak or spill represents a potential hazard to surface or groundwater resources or the environment, the Inspector shall immediately notify OCD. The Inspector may require that the Operator strictly follow all orders issued by OCD with respect to the spill or leak, and may additionally require that the Operator conduct testing of the surface and subsurface for pollutant incursion and conduct remediation of the spill or leak as directed by OCD, the cost of which is to be paid by the Operator.

11.34.5. All other waste shall be treated, stored and disposed of in accordance with all local, state and federal requirements.

11.34.6. Surface disposal of wastes of any kind is prohibited at a Oil or Gas Facility.

11.34.7. No person shall deposit, drain or divert into or upon any public highway, street, alley, drainage ditch, arroyo, storm drain, sewer, gutter, creek, stream, river, lake or lagoon, any oil or liquid containing any hydrocarbons, or any drilling mud, sand, water or saltwater, or in any manner permit, by any means, any of such substances to escape from any property owned, leased or controlled by such person. All such material shall be properly disposed of at an OCD-approved facility.

See SECTION 11: OIL AND GAS SPECIAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROVISIONS for complete, detailed information.