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(a) The owner or operator of an injection well facility, except for those wells listed under subsection (b) of this section, must submit to the executive director prior to construction (or within one year after January 1, 1982 if the well existed on that date), an inventory for each facility containing:(1) the name of the facility;(2) the name and address of legal contact;(3) the ownership of the facility;(4) the nature, type and operating status of the injection well(s); and(5) the location, depth, and construction of each well.(b) Drillers of closed loop and air conditioning return flow injection wells authorized by rule shall inventory wells after construction by submitting the form provided by the executive director as required under §331.132(b)(3) of this title (relating to Construction Standards).(c) Failure to comply with this section shall constitute grounds for termination of authorization by rule.(d) Owners or operators of all Class V wells, with the exception of closed loop and air conditioning return flow wells, shall submit the inventory information required under subsection (a) of this section for review, modification, and approval by the executive director. The owner or operator of a Class V well must obtain approval from the executive director prior to construction, conversion, or operation of the well.(e) Owners and operators of subsurface fluid distribution systems and improved sinkholes in existence on the effective date of this rule must submit the inventory information for these Class V wells to the executive director within one year of the effective date of these rules. Owners and operators of new subsurface fluid distribution systems and improved sinkholes must submit inventory information as required under subsection (d) of this section.