§ 9531.1. General Environmental Program.

A. Environmental Quality Assurance Program ("EQAP"). The operator shall comply with all provisions of an environmental quality assurance program that has been accepted by the Petroleum Administrator and approved as part of a CUP or DA. For oil and gas sites that are existing at the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this Chapter and are not required to have a CUP, completion of the requirements of CMC § 9530.5(B) satisfies the requirements of this Section. The following provisions relate to the EQAP:

1. EQAP Requirements. The EQAP shall provide a detailed description of the process, individual steps, and submissions the operator shall take to assure compliance with all provisions of this Section, including, but not limited to, all of the monitoring programs called for by this Section.

2. Annual EQAP Reports. Within sixty (60) days following the end of each calendar year, the operator shall submit to the Petroleum Administrator an annual EQAP report that reviews the operator's compliance with the provisions of the EQAP over the previous year and addresses such other matters as may be requested by the Petroleum Administrator. The annual EQAP report shall include the following:

   • i. A complete list and description of any and all instances where the provisions of the EQAP, or any of the monitoring programs referred to therein or in this Section, were not fully and timely complied with, and an analysis how compliance with such provisions shall be improved over the coming year.

   • ii. Results and analyses of all data collection efforts conducted by the operator over the previous year pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

3. EQAP Updates. Proposed updates to the EQAP shall be submitted to the Petroleum Administrator for approval along with the annual EQAP report. The Petroleum Administrator shall complete the review of EQAP updates as soon as practicable, and shall either approve the updated EQAP or provide the operator with a list of specific items that must be included in the EQAP prior to approval. The operator shall respond to any request for additional information within thirty (30) days of receiving such request from the Petroleum Administrator and shall modify the proposed EQAP update consistent with the Petroleum Administrator's request.

B. Publicly Available Monitoring Data. The operator shall be responsible for making current monitoring results and data available to the public unless otherwise required by law. The up-todate monitoring data and results shall be maintained by the operator. The monitoring results and data shall include the following information:

1. Air quality data (if required to be collected);

2. Wind direction speed (if required to be collected);

3. Seismic events;

4. Water quality monitoring results for both surface and groundwater monitoring locations at an oil or gas site, or from nearby groundwater monitoring location(s) as authorized by the Petroleum Administrator;

5. Pipeline testing and monitoring results;

6. Vibration (if required to be collected); and