74:55:01:10.  Issuance of area permit. A permit may be issued for an area, rather than for each individual well, provided that the injection wells meet the following requirements:

          (1)  They are described and identified by location in the permit applications if they are existing wells;

          (2)  They are within the same well field, permit area, or similar unit;

          (3)  They are of similar construction;

          (4)  They are of the same well class; and

          (5)  They are operated by a single owner or operator.

          Area permits shall specify the area within which underground injections are authorized and the requirements for construction, monitoring, reporting operations, and abandonment for all wells authorized by the permit.

          Source: 8 SDR 71, effective December 24, 1981; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; transferred from § 74:03:11:10, July 1, 1996; 34 SDR 279, effective May 12, 2008.

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

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-2-36.