9/26/18 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED.
ORDER STATES:
RESPONDENT FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF ACTIVE PERMITTED WELLS, AS SHOWN BELOW:
#37 UNDERGROUND MINE#IW246 AND #37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW248
THEREFORE, RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 146.8, THE UIC PERMIT KYV0036, AND THE SDWA FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF ACTIVE PERMITTED WELLS, AS SHOWN ABOVE.
THE EPA'S FILE REVIEW AND STATEMENTS MADE BY RESPONDENT DURING THE OCTOBER 2017 UIC INSPECTIONS INDICATED THAT A CESSATION OF INJECTION FOR TWO (2) YEARS TOOK PLACE AT THE WELLS SHOWN BELOW. BASED ON E[A'S FILE REVIEWS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH RESPONDENT DURING THE OCTOBER 2017 UIC INSPECTION, IT WAS CONFIRED THAT RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROPERLY CLOSE, PLUG, OR ABANDON THOSE WELLS FOLLOWING THAT CESSATION OF INJECTION ACTIVITIES AT THE WELL SHOWN BELOW:
#37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW240; #37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW241; #37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW242; #37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW243; AND POND CREEK MINE #2
THEREFORE, RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 144.51(a) AND (p), TH UIC PERMIT NOS. KYV0036 AND KYV0056 AND SDWA, FOR FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLOSE, PLUG, AND ABANDON THE INACTIVE SUBJECT WELLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS.
THE EPA'S RECORDS INDICATED RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS FOR THE SUBJECT WELLS, AS SHOWN BELOW:
#37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW240' #37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW241; #37 UNDERGROUND MINE #IW242; #37