Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.1260 – Emergency and remedial response

(a) As part of a storage facility permit application under 20 AAC 25.1080, the storage operator shall provide the commission with an emergency and remedial response plan that describes actions the storage operator shall take to address movement of the injection or formation fluid that may endanger underground sources of drinking water during construction of a storage facility, including an associated Class VI well, operation of a storage facility, and the post-injection site care period under 20 AAC 25.1310. The requirement to maintain and implement an approved emergency and remedial response plan is directly enforceable regardless of whether the requirement is a condition of the storage facility permit.
(b) If the storage operator obtains evidence that the injected carbon dioxide stream and associated pressure front may endanger underground sources of drinking water, the storage operator shall:
1. (1) immediately cease injection;
2. (2) take all steps reasonably necessary to identify and characterize any release;
3. (3) notify the commission not more than 24 hours after discovery; and
4. (4) implement the emergency and remedial response plan approved by the commission.
(c) The commission may allow the operator to resume injection before remediation if the storage operator demonstrates to the commission that the injection operation will not endanger underground sources of drinking water.
(d) The storage operator shall periodically review the emergency and remedial response plan developed under (a) of this section. In no case shall the storage operator review the emergency and remedial response plan less often than once every five years. Based on this review, the storage operator shall submit an amended emergency and remedial response plan or demonstrate to the commission that no amendment to the emergency and remedial response plan is needed. Any amendments to the emergency and remedial response plan must be approved by the commission, must be incorporated into the permit, and are subject to the permit modification requirements at 20 AAC 25.1410 or 20 AAC 25.1430, as appropriate. A storage operator shall submit an amended plan or demonstration that no amendment is needed
1. (1) within one year after an area of review reevaluation under 20 AAC 25.1070;
2. (2) following any significant changes to the facility, such as addition of injection or monitoring wells, on a schedule determined by the commission; or
3. (3) when required by the commission.
(e) An emergency and remedial response plan and any updates shall be available to the public at the storage operator's operational office or through the storage operator's publicly accessible web site.