A. Every permittee under this chapter shall be responsible for the safe disposal of saltwater or other deleterious substances which he may bring to the surface of the earth and shall provide a plan for such disposal as required in subsection 5.32.040A5 of this chapter. Such disposal shall not result in pollution of the waters of the city and shall not result in any other environmental hazard, and shall incorporate the best available techniques and equipment.
B. In the event of any leakage or spillage of any pollutant or deleterious substance, whatever the cause thereof, the permittee shall cause the oil and gas inspector to be notified thereof promptly. If, in the judgment of the oil and gas inspector, such leakage or spillage represents a potential environmental hazard, he may issue whatever corrective orders he deems appropriate, and additionally may require the appropriate testing of the surface and subsurface for pollutant incursion, the cost of such test or tests to be borne by the permittee.
C. No person shall dispose of saltwater or other deleterious substance in any lined or unlined earthen pit within the city limits.
D. No person shall inject any saltwater or other deleterious substance into the annulus between the inside of the surface casing string and the next inside casing string, except when the bottom of the properly cemented surface casing extends two hundred feet (200') or more through or into a continuous impermeable clay barrier below the base of treatable water. (Ord. 528 §1, 1982)