Forms GW-1 & GW-2: Groundwater Protection Determination Requests and Statewide Rules 13, 14, 9, 46, 99 & 100

This session will provide a functional overview of the RRC’s Groundwater Advisory Unit and explain how to apply for a Determination Letter using the Form GW-1 (Groundwater Protection Determination Request Form) and GW-1 online application. Topics include methods and research used in making determinations and how determinations relate to aspects of Statewide Rules 13,14, 9, 46, 99 and 100. The Form W-14 (Application to Dispose of Oil & Gas Waste by Injection into a Porous Formation Not Productive of Oil or Gas) will be used as an example, and recommended research strategies and tools will be discussed.