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 12/31/18

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)
To

From

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
7. Number of Other SNC Violations
(Specify)

A

Number of Wells with
Enforcement Actions Against SNC

V.
Summary
of
Significant

Total

Non-

Violations

Compliance
(SNC)

Total
Wells

2R

2H

III

IV

V

3. Number of Administrative Orders
Total
Enforcement

B

Actions

Against

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

SNC

7. Number of Pipeline Severances
8.

VII.
Summary
of
Compliance

HC

2D

2. Number of Consent Agreements/Orders

Summary

Enforcement

ER

1. Number of Notices of Violation

VI.

of

I

SWD

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 For m

EPA Form 7520-2B (Rev. 12-1-15)

Replaces EPA Form 7520 -2 which is obsolete.

Date

Telephone No.

Instructions and Definitions
All reporting is cumulative over the fiscal year, and includes activities from
October 1 – September 30. All fields should contain a value. Do not leave
blank fields. Enter 0 if there are no wells affected or no activities that
occurred pertaining to the information requested. Enter NA if the field or
section is not applicable to the submitter (e.g., the well type is not overseen
by the submitter). Enter U if the information is unknown or not captured;
fields designated as U require explanation.
Note: Significant Noncompliance violations are a subset of the violations
reported on EPA Form 7520-2A.
Definitions of SNC Violations: SNC violations are violations that
endanger or pose a significant potential to endanger underground sources
of drinking water (USDWs), and violations that are not addressed after
enforcement actions. For example:
1. The following violations for a Class I well:
•
Contamination of a USDW;
•
Injection of unauthorized fluid(s);
•
Injection into unauthorized zones;
•
Failure to cease injection after loss of MI detected; Failure to
comply with corrective action requirements;
•
Failure to operate automatic shutdown system;
•
Failure to operate automatic warning system;
•
Unauthorized plugging and abandonment;
•
Violation of a Formal Order;
•
Knowing submission of false information;
•
Violations involving loss of mechanical integrity;
•
Violations of maximum injection pressure;
•
Failure to install and/or operate injection pressure and annulus
pressure monitoring systems or other monitoring systems, required
by permit or rule; and
•
Failure to maintain required annulus pressure.
Also, any Class I well with a non-SNC violation that is noted three times
within twelve months of the first violation is considered to be in SNC. List
these Class I specific violations under Other SNC Violations unless they
clearly fall within the categories of violations in the list below.
2. The following violations for a Class II, III, or V well:
•
Unauthorized Injection – Any unauthorized emplacement of fluids
(where formal authorization is required);
•
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;
•
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;
•
Plugging and Abandonment – The plugging and abandonment of an
injection well in an unauthorized manner. These wells are in SNC
only when there is endangerment of USDW and there is an
identifiable owner/operator;
•
Violation of a Formal Order – Any violation of a formal
enforcement action, including an administrative or judicial order,
consent agreement, judgment, or equivalent action;
•
Falsification – The knowing submission or use of any false
information in a permit application, periodic report or special
request for information about a well; or
•
Other SNC Violations.
3. Any violation for a Class IV well.

Section V. Total No. of Wells with SNC Violations: Significant
Noncompliance violations are a subset of the violations reported on EPA
From 7520-2A. For each well class, enter the number wells with SNC
violations identified in the federal fiscal year to date. Report the well even
if the violation has been corrected. Count each well only once.
For each well class in subsections 1 through 7, enter the number the number
of times each SNC violation has been identified this federal fiscal year to
date.
Section VI. Total SNC Enforcement Actions: Significant Noncompliance
violations are a subset of the violations reported on EPA Form 7520-2A.
For each well class, enter the number of wells with SNC violations that
have received an enforcement action(s) this year to date. Report the well
even if the violation has been corrected. Count each well only once.
For each well class in subsections 1 through 8, enter the number of times
wells with SNC violations have received each type of enforcement action
this federal fiscal year to date.
Section VII. No. of Wells Returned to Compliance: “Well Returned to
Compliance” is a well that has all underlying violations resolved and
compliance has been verified by the primacy program. Note: an
enforcement action alone (e.g., well shut-in) does not constitute a “return
to compliance;” however, plugging and abandonment does constitute a
return to compliance.
For each well class in subsection A, enter the number of wells returned to
compliance (as a result of an enforcement action against a SNC violation).
For each well class in subsection B, enter the number of wells returned to
compliance (as a result of an enforcement action against an SNC violation)
this federal fiscal year to date. Enter each well only once.
Section VIII. USDW Contaminations: For each well class, enter the
number of times a well in SNC has allegedly contaminated a USDW this
federal fiscal year to date.
Section IX. Number of Class IV/V Endangering Class V Well Closures:
For Class IV and Class V wells, enter the number of voluntary or
involuntary well closures.
Voluntary well closure means well closed as a direct result of outreach
activities.
Involuntary well closure means wells closed as a result of enforcement
actions or permit call-ins.
Well closure describes a process to permanently discontinue injection in
accordance with the UIC regulations.
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EPA Form 7520-2B (12-31-15) Revised