Baseline Water Quality Testing Sample Clauses
Baseline Water Quality Testing. Operator shall comply with the Commission’s Statewide Groundwater Baseline Sampling and Monitoring Rule 609 and thereafter with Rule 609 as adopted or modified, in addition to the requirements provided herein. Facilities subject to the requirements of this section are oil and gas wellsites, tank batteries, compressor stations, pits/ponds, below-grade tanks and dehydration units. To the extent the requirements of Rule 609 and the requirements provided herein are in conflict, Operator will comply with the stricter standard.
a. Using the Commission’s criteria and protocol for sample analyses, types, orientation, and number, Operator will test up to four available water sources within a one half (½) mile radius of a new oil and gas facility.
b. If there are no available water sources located within a ½ mile radius of a new oil and gas facility, the Operator will test the nearest downgradient available water source that is within a one-mile radius of the oil and gas facility.
c. To the extent requested by a private water well owner, Operator shall conduct a baseline test of any water sources, on a one-time basis, within a half (½) mile radius of a new oil and gas well or facility. The requirement to test a water source upon request does not apply of the water source has already been tested.
d. For a location that will include only facilities where Rule 609 does not require Baseline Sampling (flow lines, tank batteries, compressor stations, pits/ponds, below-grade tanks, dehydration units, and vapor recovery units) the Form 2A will refer to the MOU requirement for Baseline Sampling.
Baseline Water Quality Testing. For each New Well, Operator shall implement a water quality monitoring and well testing plan, using records of the Colorado Division of Water Resources, as follows:
46.2.1. If four or fewer available water sources exist within a one-half mile radius of the location of a proposed New Well, the Operator shall collect a sample from each available water source. Operator shall collect initial testing of baseline samples from Available Water Sources prior to the commencement of drilling a New Well. For purposes of this provision, an “Available Water Source” is a properly and well-maintained domestic water source.
46.2.2. If more than four available water sources exist within the one-half mile radius, the Operator shall submit a plan for approval to the City for selecting the Available Water Sources based on the following criteria: