Section 18 AAC 60.430 - Drilling waste temporary storage facility(a) Except for an inactive reserve pit subject to 18 AAC 60.440, the owner or operator of a drilling waste temporary storage facility shall meet the storage requirements of this section.(b) A person who plans to store drilling waste during drilling operations, in a manner that does not require a permit under 18 AAC 60.200, must submit a storage plan to the department not later than 30 days before operations are planned to begin. Storage may not begin until the department has approved the plan. A plan submitted under this subsection must include (1) the name, address, telephone number, and affiliation of each person responsible for conducting the drilling activity;(2) the location and type of each storage container;(3) plans and material specifications to be used in the construction of each lined containment structure to be used for temporary storage;(4) methods to be used to prevent the discharge of drilling waste or leachate to the land or water of the state;(5) the name and location of each facility to which stored drilling waste will be transferred;(6) the anticipated dates of storage and waste removal;(7) the location of the ultimate disposal of the drilling waste; and(8) certification that the waste will be removed from the property not later than one year after the date of issuance of the approval.(c) Each containment structure under (b)(3) of this section must conform to the following standards unless the department provides written approval of an alternate plan that will protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and the environment in a similar manner: (1) a containment structure must be sized to contain all the waste and any anticipated precipitation that may accumulate in the area with a minimum of two feet of freeboard;(2) a containment structure must be leakproof;(3) liner material must be compatible with petroleum hydrocarbons, drilling waste, and any other material that might be deposited into the temporary structure; and(4) liner material must be a flexible geomembrane liner that is at least(A) 30 mils in thickness; or(B) 60 mils in thickness, if it consists of high density polyethylene (HDPE).(d) After removal of drilling waste from a storage area, the person conducting the activity shall (1) conduct a visual site inspection to verify that all drilling waste has been removed from the site; and (2) submit written notification to the department not later than seven days after the final site inspection and provide information regarding drilling waste volume and the final disposition of the transferred drilling waste.Eff. 1/28/96, Register 137; am 10/29/98, Register 148; am 7/11/99, Register 151; am 9/7/2002, Register 163; am 10/27/2017,Register 224, January 2018Authority:AS 44.46.020
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