Bureau of Waterfor Bureau of Water

Geology

Industrial Programs

Livestock
Management

Municipal Programs

Public Water Supply

Watershed
Management

Watershed Planning
and TMDL Program

Purpose of the Geology Section

The Geology Section within the Bureau of Water administers the Underground Injection Control (UIC), the Underground Hydrocarbon and Natural Gas Storage, and Water Well Licensing, Water Well Construction and Abandonment Programs. These programs protect public health and safety, and the environment.

The UIC Program regulates injection well activities. Injection well activities include the disposal of industrial wastes into deep geologic formations, the solution mining of salt formations, and the shallow injection of non-hazardous fluids below the land surface.

The Underground Hydrocarbon and Natural Gas Storage Program regulates the storage of hydrocarbons, including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas, in salt caverns formed by solutioning in the Hutchinson Salt. The program also regulates the brine ponds associated with the underground storage facilities.

The Water Well Program regulates water well contractor licensing, water well construction, and water well abandonment.

The Geology Section also provides hydrogeological and technical support for other programs in the Bureau of Water.