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AB-1882 Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring.(2015-2016)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 3130 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

3130.
 For purposes of this article, the following terms mean the following:
(a) “Beneficial use” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (f) of Section 13050 of the Water Code.
(b) “Class II well” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 144.6 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) “Exempted aquifer” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 144.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) “Project” means an underground injection or disposal project that uses a Class II well.
(e) “Regional board” means a California regional water quality board.
(d) (f)  “State board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(e) (g)  “Underground Injection Control Program” means a program covering Class II wells for which the division has received primacy from the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 1425 of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300h-4).

SEC. 2.

 Section 3133 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

3133.
 (a) The division shall provide an opportunity and the information necessary for the state board and the appropriate regional board to review, comment on, and propose additional requirements, including groundwater monitoring, for a new project or a project under review as of January 1, 2017.
(b) The state board or the appropriate regional board shall review, comment on, and propose additional requirements it deems necessary, including groundwater monitoring, for a new project or a project under review to ensure that the injection of fluids will not affect the quality of water that is, or may reasonably be, used for any beneficial use.
(c) The division shall not approve a new project, approve any modification or revision to an existing project, or finalize a comprehensive review of an existing project without written concurrence from the state board or the appropriate regional board that the injection of fluids will not affect the quality of water that is, or may reasonably be, used for any beneficial use.
(d) If written concurrence is provided by the state board or the appropriate regional board, the written concurrence shall describe the rationale for concurrence and an explanation of why conditions, such as groundwater monitoring, were or were not required for the project at issue.