Proposed rules would set deadlines for produced water well permits

The division would have to make rules requiring staff to review each permit application and notify the applicant whether it is complete. The rules would cover applications for permits for produced water disposal wells. If the application is incomplete, the division would have to give written notice and identify the information needed to complete it. The 30-day period would begin when the division receives the application.

The rules would require the division to grant, grant with conditions, or deny a complete application. This would apply to complete applications for produced water disposal well permits. If the division does not act within the deadline, the permit would be treated as granted. The 15-day period would begin when the division deems the application complete.

The rules would set a deadline and limit for applicants sending information to complete an application. This would apply when the division finds an application for a produced water disposal well permit incomplete. The applicant would have 30 days after notice to submit a filing and could submit up to two filings. Each filing would restart the permit review period. If the second filing were still incomplete, the division would deny the application, and the applicant could submit a new one. The 30-day period would begin after notice of an incomplete application. Each filing would restart the permit review period.