DSHW-2024-006117

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Waste
Regulatory Changes Overview
April 17, 2024
Overview.The proposed draft rules are a
culmination of eort from
multiple stakeholder meetings
and regulatory coordination.
The Division of Waste Management and
Radiation Control will begin oversight of
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
(E&P) Waste generated in Utah.
Eorts continue through the
Draft Rule process to ensure
balanced regulation.
Regulatory Changes Stakeholder Engagement
Key Messages
Division of Oil, Gas &
Mining (DOGM) Draft
Rules.
Division of Waste
Management and
Radiation Control
(DWMRC) Draft Rules
Individual Stakeholder
Meetings, together with
both agencies.
Decision point for
Landfarms and Disposal
Evaporation Ponds.
Stakeholders will engage
with one Agency for final
transition plans.
Rulemaking finalized
early December 2024.
Regulatory Transition.
Transition Begins
Discussions with Agencies begin
to create individualized
transition plans.
Transition Complete
All Landfarms and Evaporation
Waste Ponds will have closed or
applied for a permit with DWMRC
01.02.April, 2024 December 31, 2024