74:55:01:54.  Criteria for determination of adequacy of remedial action plan. In determining the adequacy of the remedial action plan required in § 74:55:01:53 proposed by the operator and in determining the additional steps needed to prevent an excursion into unauthorized zones or underground sources of drinking water, the following criteria and factors shall be considered by the secretary:

          (1)  Toxicity and volume of the injected fluid;

          (2)  Toxicity of formation fluids or by-products of injection;

          (3)  Whether or not any person is potentially affected by the injection;

          (4)  Geohydrology;

          (5)  History of the injection operation;

          (6)  Completion and plugging records;

          (7)  Abandonment procedures in effect at the time the well was abandoned; and

          (8)  Hydraulic connections with underground sources of drinking water.

          Source: 8 SDR 71, effective December 24, 1981; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; transferred from § 74:03:11:54, July 1, 1996; 34 SDR 279, effective May 12, 2008.

          General Authority: SDCL 34A-2-93(15).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-2-48.