La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XIX-309 - Monitoring Program

A. Upon a determination by the operator or the Office of Conservation that any pit subject to this rule is likely to contaminate a groundwater aquifer or a USDW, the Office of Conservation shall require the timely submission of a plan for the prevention of such contamination. Such plan may include using an under-built drainage and collection system, monitoring wells, and/or other means that the Office of Conservation may approve to prevent or detect contamination. Any required monitor wells shall be registered with the appropriate state agency.

B. When required by the Office of Conservation, monitoring shall be conducted on a quarterly schedule. A written report summarizing the results of such monitoring shall be submitted to the Office of Conservation within 30 days of the end of each quarter.

C. If monitoring of a groundwater aquifer or USDW indicates contamination due to a discharge from a pit, the owner or operator shall immediately notify the Office of Conservation. Within 30 days, the operator shall empty the pit of all E and P Waste and submit a remedial plan for prevention of further contamination of any groundwater aquifer or any USDW. Upon approval, the remedial plan shall be implemented by the operator and monthly progress reports, reviewing actions taken under the plan and their results, will be filed with the Office of Conservation until all actions called for in the plan have been satisfactorily completed.

D. Notification received by the Office of Conservation, pursuant to §309 A, B, or C above, of any contamination of a groundwater aquifer or a USDW as the possible result of a discharge, or information obtained by the exploitation of such notification shall not be used against the reporting owner or operator in any criminal action, including but not limited to those provided for by Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:18, except in a prosecution for perjury or for giving a false statement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-309

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 26:2803 (December 2000), amended LR 33:1658 (August 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq.