3/7/07 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,000, DUE WITHIN 90 DAYS.
ALLEGATIONS:
A. 40 CFR 144.28(g)(2)(iv)(A) REQUIRES THAT AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A RULE-AUTHORIZED INJECTION WELL DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WELL AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 YRS.
B. ON AUGUST 4, 1999, RESPONDENT CONDUCTED A MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TEST (MIT) ON THE BALUS MCINTOSH #2 INJECTION WELL. THE INJECTION WELL WAS NOT THEN RETESTED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 4, 2004.
C. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 144.28(g)(2)(iv)(A), AND THE SDWA BY FAILING TO DEMONSTRATE THE MECHNICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBJECT WELL AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 YRS.
ON SEPT 20, 2006, EPA WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE SUBJECT WELL HAD DEMONSTRATED MECHANICAL INTEGRITY ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2006.