Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3

Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37

Sec. 5. (a) An owner or operator shall obtain a permit specifically authorizing the disposal of oil and gas NORM waste by injection into a Class II well before injecting the waste.

(b) The division of reclamation shall issue a permit to dispose of oil and gas NORM waste in a Class II well only if the division of reclamation determines that the waste will not present a hazard to:

1. (1) public health;
2. (2) safety; and
3. (3) the environment.

(c) In addition to the application requirements of 312 IAC 29-5, an applicant for a permit to inject oil and gas NORM waste shall include:

1. (1) a description of the physical nature (such as pipe scale, contaminated soil, or basic sediment) of the waste to be disposed of;
2. (2) a statement of the total volume of oil and gas NORM waste to be disposed of or the proposed rate of waste disposal;
3. (3) a statement of the maximum measured radioactivity level of the waste (in pCi/g of Radium-226 combined with Radium-228, and any other NORM radionuclide) that will be disposed of; and

4. (4) any additional information required by the division of reclamation to demonstrate that the proposed disposal protects:

   1. (A) public health;
   2. (B) safety; and
   3. (C) the environment.

(d) In addition to the notice requirements set forth at 312 IAC 29-5, an applicant for a permit to inject NORM waste shall include in the notice the information required in subsection (c).

(e) The division of reclamation shall issue notice of approval or denial of an application submitted under this section in accordance with 312 IAC 29-3-5.

(f) A decision to approve or deny an application is subject to IC 4-21.5.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-32-5; filed Dec 1, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA; readopted filed Jan 17, 2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA; errata filed Mar 18, 2026, 9:59 a.m.: 20260325-IR-312260094ACA)