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• UIC Forms and Procedures
• New Class V Regulations Effective 3/2/07 
• Regulations
• 2008 Groundwater and Underground Injection Control - GWPC Report relating to UIC program (.pdf)
• Contact Information
• Links
• Upcoming Seminars, Expos, Conferences and Workshops
  • Geology Section Fall 2009 Seminar - September 2, 2009  NEW 6/09
• KDHE Certified Laboratories Listing
• Class I Disposal Well Consultants
• Records Request Form (.pdf)
• DRAFT PERMITS
  • None at this time

General Information

The UIC Program at KDHE is administered by the UIC Unit within the Geology Section. The purpose of the UIC Program is to protect public health and safety, and the environment from injection activities. Injection well activities include the disposal of industrial waste into deep geologic formations, the solution mining of salt formations and the shallow injection of a variety of nonhazardous fluids below the land's surface.

The UIC program categorizes injection wells into five classes of wells. These are:

• Class I: Wells used to inject hazardous wastes or dispose of industrial and municipal fluids beneath the lowermost formation containing, within one quarter (1/4) mile of the well bore, a source of fresh or usable water.
• Class II: Wells used to inject fluids associated with the production of oil and natural gas or fluids/compounds used for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery. These wells normally inject below the lower-most fresh or usable water bearing zone except in cases where this zone is hydrocarbon producing. These wells are regulated by the Kansas Corporation Commission. The contact for the KCC is (316) 337-6197.
• Class III: Wells which inject fluids for the extraction of minerals.
• Class IV: Wells which dispose of hazardous or radioactive wastes into or above a fresh or usable water bearing zone. Class IV wells are prohibited.
• Class V: Wells not included in other classes. Typically Class V injection wells are shallow wells used to place a variety of fluids below the land surface.

UIC Forms and Procedures

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Class I

Electronic Monitoring Requirements

• KDHE UIC Class I Disposal Well Electronic Monitoring Specifications (.pdf) (9/05)

Forms

• Class I Non-Hazardous Waste Injection Well Repermit Application for Subsurface Disposal of Non-Hazardous Industrial Liquid Waste (.pdf) (6/05)
• Class I Non-Hazardous Waste Injection Well Application for Subsurface Disposal of Non-Hazardous Liquid Industrial Waste (.pdf) (12/05)
• Class I Hazardous Waste Injection Well Repermit Application for Subsurface Disposal of Hazardous Industrial Liquid Waste (.pdf) (6/05)
• Inspection Report for CL1 Injection Well (.pdf) (6/01)
• Well Plugging Report (.pdf) (1/00)
• Notice of Ownership/Operator Change (NOC) (.pdf) (1/05)

Procedures

• Procedure for Developing a Chemical Treatment Plan (Including Acidizing) for a Class I Disposal Well.pdf - UICI-1 (.pdf) (8/99)
• Formation pressure fall-off test and testing plan development procedures - UICI-2 (.pdf) (1/03)
• Procedure for conducting the oxygen activation (OA) log for evaluation external mechanical integrity of a class I disposal well - UICI-3 (.pdf) (8/99)
• Procedure for Transfer of a Class 1 Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Well Permit to a New Permittee - No Other Changes in Permit - UICI-4 (.pdf)(12/4)
• Procedure for Signatories to Permit Application and Monitoring Reports for Class I Disposal Well - UICI-5 (.pdf) (10/99)
• Procedure for the pressure mechanical integrity test for evaluating internal mechanical integrity of a class I disposal well - UICI-6 (.pdf) (11/99)
• Procedure for Special Authorization to Inject a Waste not Listed in the Class 1 UIC Permit - UICI-7 (.pdf) (12/99)
• Procedure for Demonstrating Financial Assurance for a Class I Industrial Waste Disposal Well - UICI-8 (.pdf) (2/04)
• Procedure for conducting the temperature log for evaluating external mechanical integrity of a class I waste disposal well - UICI-9 (.pdf) (1/00)
• Procedure for Conducting a Compatibility Evaluation for a Class I Disposal Well - UICI-10 (.pdf) (2/00)
• Procedure for the Plugging and Abandonment of a Class 1 Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Well-Longstring Cemented from Bottom to Surface - UICI-11 (.pdf) (3/00)
• Procedure for the Plugging and Abandonment of a Class 1 Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Well Completed with Longstring Cemented at Lower Part of Well Only - Uncemented Portion of Longstring to be Removed - UICI-12 (.pdf) (3/00)
• Procedure for the Plugging and Abandonment of a Class 1 Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Well completed with Longstring Cemented at Lower Part of Well Only - Longstring to Remain in the Well - UICI-13 (.pdf) (3/00)
• Procedure for Completing Section #10 of the Permit Application for a Class I Non-Hazardous Waste Injection Well - UICI-14 (.pdf) (10/02)
• Procedure for Submitting a Request to Increase the Injection Volume for a Class I Underground Injection Control (UIC) Industrial Waste Injection Well Permit - UICI-15 (.pdf) (1/03)
• Procedure for Submitting a Proposal to Add a New or Different Waste to a Class I UIC Industrial Waste Injection Well Permit - UICI-17 (.pdf) (6/03)
• Procedure for Authorization to Inject Treatment Chemicals not Listed in the Class I UIC Permit UICI-18 (.pdf) (8/04)

Reports

• 2008 Overview of the KDHE UIC Program Addressing CL1 Industrial Wastewater Disposal Wells (.doc) (4/09) (NEW)

Class III

Forms

• Salt solution mining well facility annual report (.pdf) (3/01)
• Class III UIC permit application for production of brine from sub-surface formations by hydraulic methods (.pdf) (12/05)
• Class III underground injection control repermit application for continued production of brine from sub-surface formations by hydraulic methods (.pdf) (12/05)
• Well Plugging Report (pdf) (1/02)
• Inspection Report for CLIII Injection Well (.pdf) (2/03)
• Notice of Ownership/Operator Change (NOC) (.pdf)for Notice of Ownership/Operator Change (NOC) (1/05)

Procedures

• Procedure for the Clean-up of a Surface Brine spill at Salt Solution Mining Facilities - UICIII-1 (.pdf) (6/04)
• Procedure for Automatic Transfer of a CLIII Salt Solution Mining Well Permit to a New Permittee-No Other Changes in Permit - UICIII-2 (.pdf) (10/99)
• Procedure for Demonstrating Financial Assurance for a CL III Salt Solution Mining Well - UICIII-3 (.pdf) (2/04)
• Procedure for Signatories to Permit Application and Monitoring Reports for CL III Salt Solution Mining Well - UICIII-4 (.pdf) (3/00)
• Procedure for conducting a sonar survey on a salt solution mining well (class III well) - UICIII-5 (.pdf) (3/00)
• Recommended groundwater observation well sampling protocol for chloride and other mineral constituents at a salt solution mining facility (.pdf) (3/00)
• Procedure for the pressure mechanical integrity test of a class III salt solution mining well - UICIII-6.pdf (.pdf) (7/00)
• Procedure for plugging and abandonment of a class III salt mining well - UICIII-7(.pdf)(3/05)
• Procedure for Presentation of Logs for CL III Salt Solution Mining Wells UICIII-8 (.pdf) (3/02)
• Procedure for Emplacement of Approved Materials into a Cavern Associated with a Class III Well - UICIII-9 (.pdf) (03/09)

Reports

• 2008 Overview of the KDHE UIC Program Addressing Class III Injection Wells (.pdf) (4/09) NEW

Class V

Forms

• Class V Underground Injection Control Application for Authorization to Inject Remedial Compounds in Conjunction with a Groundwater Remediation Project (.pdf) (5/09)
• Class V Underground injection control permit application for subsurface injection of fluids in conjunction with a groundwater remediation project (.pdf) (3/01)
• Class V Underground injection control application for authorization to operate air sparging well in conjunction with a groundwater remediation project (.pdf) (4/01)
• Inventory Report for Class V Injection Well(s) Receiving Heat Pump-Air Conditioning Return Water (.pdf) (11/00)
• Inventory Report for Class V Wells (.pdf) (4/02)
• Inventory Report for Class V Well(s) Receiving Motor Vehicle Wastes and-or Sanitary Wastes (.pdf) (1/03)
• Inventory Report for Class V Well(s) Receiving Industrial and-or Sanitary Wastes (.pdf) (1/03)
• Inventory Report for Class V Wells(s) Receiving Only Sanitary Wastes (.pdf) (1/03)
• Inspection Form for Class V Wells (.pdf) (4/02)
• Well Plugging Report (.pdf) (1/00)
• Underground Injection  Control Permit Application for the Purpose of Aquifer Recharge and/or Storage (.pdf) (10/04)
• Drinking Water Treatment Residual Class V Injection Well Permit Application (.pdf) (09/07)

Procedures

• Class V Underground Injection Control Industrial Waste Disposal Well Sampling and Closure Procedures - UICV-1 (.pdf) (3/05)
• Class V Underground Injection Control Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Well (MVWDW) Sampling and Closure Procedures - UICV-2 (.pdf) (8/06) 
• Class V Underground Injection Control (UIC) Heat Pump & Air Conditioning Return Flow Well Requirements - UICV-3 (.pdf) (09/06)
• Procedure for the Pressure Mechanical Integrity Test for Evaluating Internal Mechanical Integrity of a Class V Drinking Water Treatment Residual Disposal Well - UICV-4 (.pdf) (09/07)
• Procedure for Conducting the Oxygen Activation (OA) Log for Evaluating External Mechanical Integrity of a Class V Drinking Water Treatment Residual Disposal Well - UICV-5 (.pdf) (09/07)
• Procedure for Demonstrating Financial Assurance for a Class V Drinking Water Residual Waste Disposal Well - UICV-6 (.pdf) (09/07)
• Procedure for Conducting the Temperature Log for Evaluating External Mechnical Integrity of a Class V Drinking Water Treatment Residual Waste Disposal Well - UICV-7 (.pdf) (09/07)
• Procedure for the Plugging and Abandonment of a Class V Drinking Water Treatment Residual Waste Disposal Well - UICV-8 (.pdf) (09/07)
• Wastewater Requirements for Beauty Salons Directing Wastes to a Septic System (.pdf) (05/08) (New)
• Wastewater Requirements for Veterinary Clinics Directing Wastes to a Septic System (.pdf) (05/08) (New)

New Class V Regulations

• Kansas Register Notice (.pdf) (3/07)

Regulations

• 28-43. Construction, Operation, Monitoring and Abandonment of Salt Solution Mining Wells
• 28-46. Underground Injection Control Regulations

Contact Information:

Class I, III, and V

Links:

• Kansas Corporation Commission
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. EPA, UIC Program
• Salt Institute
• Salt Solution Mining Research Institute (SMRI)
• Groundwater Protection Council (GWPC)

Upcoming Seminars, Expos, Conferences and Workshops