74:55:01:59.02.  Maintenance and retention of records. The operator shall retain records of all monitoring information at the mine site, including the following:

          (1)  Laboratory analyses, including a description of or reference for the procedures and methods used for sample collection, preservation, and quality control and the name, address, telephone number, and laboratory identification number of the laboratory performing the analyses;

          (2)  Records of all data used to complete permit and license applications and any supplemental information;

          (3)  Calibration and maintenance records and all original records of continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all reports required by the permit, and records of all data used to complete the permit application;

          (4)  The nature and composition of all injected fluids until three years after the completion of any plugging and abandonment procedures; and

          (5)  Information requested by the secretary for inclusion in the annual report.

          Records shall be retained for a period of at least three years from the date of the sample, measurement, or report. This period may be extended by request of the secretary at any time. The secretary may require the operator to deliver the records to the secretary at the conclusion of the retention period.

          Source: 34 SDR 279, effective May 12, 2008.

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

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-2-44.