7520-2b Compliance Evaluation - SNC

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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
Washington, DC 20460

OMB No. 2040-0042

Approval Expires 4/30/07

I. Name and Address of Reporting Agency

United States Environmental Protection Agency

UIC Federal Reporting System

Part II: Compliance Evaluation
Significant Noncompliance
(This information is solicited under the
authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act)
II. Date Prepared (month, day, year)

III. State Contact (name, telephone no.)

IV. Reporting Period (month, year)
From

To

October 1, 20
Class and Type of Injection Wells
II
Item
Total
Wells

A

Number of Wells with SNC Violations

B

1. Number of Unauthorized
Injection SNC Violations
2. Number of Mechanical Integrity
SNC Violations
3. Number of Injection Pressure
SNC Violations
4. Number of Plugging
and Abandonment SNC Violations
5. Number of SNC Violations
of Formal Orders
6. Number of Falsification
SNC Violations
Number
of Other SNC Violations
7.
(Specify)

A

Number of Wells with
Enforcement Actions Against SNC

V.
Summary
of
Significant

Total

Non-

Violations

Compliance
(SNC)

Total
Wells

I

SWD

ER

HC

2D

2R

2H

III

IV

V

1. Number of Notices of Violation

VI.

2. Number of Consent Agreements/Orders

Summary

3. Number of Administrative Orders
of
Enforcement

Total
Enforcement
Actions

Against

4. Number of Civil Referrals
B
5. Number of Criminal Referrals
6. Number of Well Shut-ins

SNC

7. Number of Pipeline Severances
8.

VII.
Summary
of
Compliance

Number of Other Enforcement Actions
Against SNC Violations (Specify)

Number of Wells in SNC
Returned to Compliance

A. This Quarter
B. This Year

VIII.
Number of Cases of Alleged Contamination of a USDW
Contamination
IX.
Well
Closure

Class IV/Endangering Class V
Well Closures

Involuntary Well Closure
Voluntary Well Closure

Certification
I certify that the statements I have made on this form and all attachments thereto are true, accurate, and complete. I acknowledge that any
knowingly false or misleading statement may be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both under applicable law.
Signature and Typed or Printed Name and Title of Person Completing Form

EPA Form 7520-2B (8-01)

Replaces EPA Form 7520-2 which is obsolete.

Date

Telephone No.

Instructions and Definitions
EPA Form 7520-2B
Section IV. Reporting Period: All reporting is cumulative, year to date,
beginning with October 1.
Definitions of SNC Violations:

Section VII. No. of Wells Returned to Compliance: A “Well Returned to
Compliance” is a well in violation of UIC program requirements which has had
the violation(s) corrected and has had the resolution of the violation(s) verified
by the regulating authority. An enforcement action alone (e.g., well shut-in) does
not constitute a “Return to Compliance.”

1. Violations of any kind pertaining to a Class I or IV well.
2. The followingviolations by the owner/operator of a Class II, III, or V well:
a. Unauthorized Injection – Any unauthorized emplacement of fluids (where
formal authorization is required);
b. Mechanical Integrity – Well operation without mechanical integrity which
causes the movement of fluid outside the authorized zone – if injection of such
fluid may have the potential for endangering a USDW;

Under subsection A, enter under each well class the total number of wells
returned to compliance (as a result of an enforcement action against an SNC
violation) in the current quarter only. Under subsection B, enter under each well
class the total number of wells returned to compliance (as a result of an
enforcement action against an SNC violation) this year to date. These totals
track the percentage of the injection well universe that returned to compliance
through an SNC enforcement action(s) each year. Enter a well only once each
year.
Section VIII. USDW Contaminations

c. Injection Pressure – Well operation at an injection pressure that exceeds the
permitted or authorized injection pressure and causes the movement of fluid
outside the authorized zone of injection – if such movement may have the
potential for endangering a USDW;
d. Pluggingand Abandonment – The pluggingand abandonment of an injection
well in an unauthorized manner. This definition includes the “walking away
from” a responsibility to plug and abandon a well. These wells are in SNC
only when there is endangerment of USDW and there is an identifiable
owner/operator;
e. Violation of a Formal Order – Any violation of a formal enforcement action,
includingan administrative or judicial order, consent agreement,judgement,or
equivalent State action;
f. Falsification – The knowing submission or use of any false information in
a permit application, periodic report or special request for information about
a well.
Section V. Total No. of Wells with SNC Violations:
Significant Noncompliance information is also to be reported on EPA From
7520-2A. Under each well class and type, enter the total number of SNC
violations which have been identified in the year to date, whether or not the
violations(s)havebeen corrected and the well(s) returned to compliance. These
totals track the percentage of the injection well universe in SNC each year.
Enter a well only once each year.
For subsections 1 through 7 enter under each well class the total number of
times, by specific violation, an SNC has been identified this year to date.
Section VI. Total SNC Enforcement Actions: Significant Noncompliance
information is also to be reported on EPA Form 7520-2A. Under each well
class and type, enter the total number of wells with SNC violations that have
received an enforcement action(s) this year to date, whether or not the wells
have been returned to compliance. These totals track the percentage of the
injection well universe that receives an SCN enforcement action each year.
Enter a well only once each year.
For subsections 1 through 8 enter under each well class the total number of
times wells with SNC violations have received the specified enforcement
action this year to date.

Enter under each well class the number of times a well in SNC has allegedly
contaminated an underground source of drinking water (USDW) this year to
date.
Section IX. Number of Class IV/V Endangering Class V Well Closures:
Enter the number of Class IV and Class V well closures either as a voluntary or
involuntary action. Involuntary well closure means wells closed as a result of
enforcement actions or permit call-ins. Voluntary well closure means well
closed as a direct result of outreach activities. Well closure describes a process
to permanently discontinue injection of an unauthorized and en-dangeringfluid
contaminant which is in violation of RCRA or SDWA or applicable regulations.
At the time, closure must include immediate cessation of injection of unautho­
rized waste stream to satisfy SDWA requirements. To satisfy both SDWA and
RCRA, well closure may require additional actions: remove injection fluids
deposited in well, sludge and any visibly contaminated soil; segregatehazardous
waste streams from sanitary waste streams (septic system) and redirect HW
to holding tank; restrict injection to authorized waste stream; seal floor drain;
obtain authorized sewer hook-up; remove well, injectate and contaminated soil
and dispose in authorized facility. Imminent threat to USDW may require
monitoring and ground-water remediation.
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