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329.14. Monitoring and Reporting
Standards.
(a) The permittee shall submit daily
construction chronology reports to the exec-
utive director and to the resident inspection,
if applicable, providing data for each day
during the drilling or mining, and casing or
lining of the shaft. The data shall be pre-
sented in tabular form and shall report date,
thickness and lithology penetrated, material
settings and volumes, and problems.
(b) Within 90 days after the comple-
tion of the shaft, the permittee shall submit
an engineering drawing showing the as built
construction details of the shaft, liners and
seals, including the depth, thickness, and
lithology of the rock umts penetrated in con-
structing the shaft.
(c) The permittee shall, prior to com-
mencing construction, provide written notice
to the executive director that a copy of the
permit has been filed with the commissioners
court for the county where the shaft is lo-
cated.
(d) The permittee shall notify the ex-
ecutive director in writing of the anticipated
first date when the shaft will be used or
operated for its stated purpose at least 30
days prior to commencing use of the shaft.
Compliance with all pre-operation terms of
the permit must occur prior to beginning
_operations.
(e) The permittee shall notify the ex-
ecutive director within 24 hours of the
discovery of any unplanned leakage or other
failure of the shaft or associated chambers.(f) Within 90 days after the comple-
tion of a corrective maintenance action, a re-
port shall be filed with the executive direc-
tor providing the reason for the shaft cor-
rective maintenance action and the details of
all work performed and results of remedial
action.
329.15. Surface Facilities. Surface
facilities must be constructed, maintained,
and operated in compliance with applicable
permits and chapters governing that facility.
329.16. Certification of Construction and
Completion. Prior to commencing opera-
tions, the permittee must certify that the
shaft was constructed and completed in com-
pliance with permit requirements.
329.17. Additional Requirements.
(a) The permittee shall keep complete
and accurate records of:
(1) all construction records;
(2) mechanical integrity testing;
(3) geotechnical testing;
(4) water level and water quality
testing;
(5) record of post-construction
operations;
(6) corrective maintenance actions;
and
(7) any additional information that
the executive director determines might rea-
sonably affect the construction and opera-
tion of the shaft.(b) All records or copies of all records
shall be filed on-site and made available for
review upon request by a representative of
the commission.
(c) The permittee shall retain, for the
lifetime of the shaft and for at least five years
after decommissioning, records of all infor-
mation concerning the construction, use, and
operation of the shaft.
(d) The permitted may be required,
prior to commencing operations, to secure
and maintain a performance bond or other
equivalent form of financial assurance or
guarantee, approved by the executive direc-
tor, to assure:
(1) the costs to the commission of
monitoring and of on-site, full-time
surveillance; and
(2) the cost to ensure the safe
decommissioning and closure of the shaft.
(e) A permittee may satisfy the con-
ditions of subsection (d) of this section by
demonstrating as required by 305.153 of
this title (relating to Financial Responsibili-
ty).
329.18. Decommissioning. Shaft
decommissioning and closure shall be in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications ap-
proved by the executive director. Decommis-
sioning seals shall be placed in the shaft so
as to preven: the migration of fluids into a
major or minor aquifer. Shaft seal mix de-
signs shall be compatible with existing lin-
ing, if applicable, and adjacent strata.
329.19. Appendix A. Appendix A is a
flow diagram of the procedures to obtain
authorization for a drilled or mined shaft.1)~~~~~~~~~~ Teg11 ac 1 96TxsRg~e
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