(a) The standards for the establishment, operation and maintenance of an injection well shall be as follows:
(1) The site shall be constructed to prevent seepage and runoff. A berm made of impervious materials and with a fluid holding capacity of 110 percent of the maximum on-site storage volume shall be constructed and appropriately located and maintained.
(2) The site shall be adequately secured against vandalism and unauthorized entry, including but not limited to security fencing of the entire site and an adequate safety lock system for all points of fluid discharge and unloading.
(3) The operator and the site shall be properly authorized and permitted for an injection well operation by all appropriate regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the Division of Oil and Gas and the Yolo County Community Development Agency.
(4) The application shall be accompanied by a list identifying all companies which will transport
waste to the site for injection. The operator shall notify the Health Officer on a monthly basis of any new company transporting waste to the site.
(5) An automatic shut-off valve, triggered by a significant increase or decrease in pressure, shall be installed and maintained.
(6) A sample tap for the sampling and testing of injection fluid shall be installed on line.
(7) Continuous tamper-proof pressure and volume recording devices shall be installed.
(8) Proof of liability insurance, issued by a carrier licensed in California shall be provided, naming the County as an additional named insured and providing the County not less than thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of cancellation, in an amount not less than One Million and no/100ths ($1,000,000) Dollars per occurrence and Two Million and no/100ths ($2,000,000) Dollars annual aggregate, for the duration of the permit period plus three (3) years thereafter. A certificate of insurance shall be provided in a form satisfactory to the ’’County’ ’’Administrator’ and the ’’’’County’ ’’Counsel’’. The Board of Supervisors may approve an equivalent financial resource proposed by an operator, as specified in Article X of the Health Services Agency’s regulations.
(9) The operator shall execute a satisfactory hold harmless and indemnification clause, in a form satisfactory to the County Administrator and the County Counsel, in favor of the County and any city whose general plan area is within one-half (1/2) mile of the injection well site.
(10) The operator shall comply with all standards and requirements otherwise imposed by law, including but not limited to all local, State and Federal laws and regulations.
(b) No injection well shall be established, operated or maintained in such a manner as to cause degradation to any water supply well.
(c) In addition to the fees imposed and collected pursuant to Section 6-9.405, the operator shall pay fees on a monthly basis based upon the volume of waste injected at the site during the preceding month. Such fees shall be set by resolution of the Board and shall not exceed the costs of regulating and monitoring the injection wells and of otherwise enforcing the provisions of the section.
(d) The Health Officer is authorized to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including specifying the manner, place and interval for the testing and monitoring of injection wells and water supply wells within the County. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, baseline testing and subsequent monitoring of water supply wells and injection well sites, unannounced random and periodic testing of the materials being transported, sorted and injected, examination and copying of all Division of Oil and Gas reports (including test results) provided by or to the injection well operator, and the application of appropriate elements of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1986. The cost of such monitoring and testing shall be borne by the injection well operators and included in the permit fees. Such regulations, and any amendments thereto, shall be filed with the Board of Supervisors and not less than forty-five (45) days prior to their effective date. The Administrative Regulations considered by this Board on October 25, 1988, hereby are ratified.
(e) The injection well operator shall immediately report to the Health Officer any extraordinary occurrence at the site that may adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare, including but not limited to earthquake or vandalism causing structural damage, significant change in well pressures, accidental spill or discharge, and fire.
(f) The injection well operator shall provide copies of all recorded material from the pressure and volume recording devices to the Health Officer on a monthly basis.
(g) The injection well operator shall notify the Health Officer of any testing of the injection well by the Division of Oil and Gas in advance of such testing and not more than two (2) working days after receiving notification from the Division of Oil and Gas, and the Health Officer shall be allowed to be present to monitor and obtain the results of such testing. The operator shall forward copies of all reports of such testing and the results thereof to the Health Officer within two (2) working days of their receipt by the operator.
(h) The injection well site shall only be used for the holding and injection of Class II waste fluid generated by conventional oil and/or natural gas production wells. Materials other than those used or generated in the settling and injection operations shall not be stored at the site.
(i) All operator-owned vehicles used to transport the waste shall be clearly identified by company name and address with letter not less than three (3”) inches high on both sides of the vehicle exterior and of colors contrasting with the vehicle exterior.
(j) The operator shall file a report for each load of waste delivered to the site, on a form designated by the Health Officer. The report shall be filed on a monthly basis, and shall contain the following information: date and location of delivery, name and address of hauling company, and origin of the waste.
(k) Upon the occurrence of an earthquake which results in National Watch System notification to the County Emergency Services Director, the Health Officer may enter the injection well site for inspection and appropriate testing.
(l) No injection well shall be abandoned except in compliance with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. A copy of a certificate of abandonment evidencing such compliance shall be filed with the Health Officer within thirty (30) days of its receipt.
(m) The provisions of this section shall apply to all pre-existing and future injection wells. The operator of a pre-existing injection well shall apply for the required permit and pay the appropriate fees on or before July 1, 1989, and shall comply with all other requirements of this section on or before January 1, 1989; provided, however, that the Health Officer may extend the compliance period for one or more requirements of this section to a date no later than July 1, 1989, upon determination that compliance with such requirement(s) by January 1, 1989, is impracticable. (§ 7, Ord. 1074, eff. May 12, 1988, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1085, eff. January 19, 1989)