(a) A well stimulation treatment or repeat well stimulation treatment shall not commence without a valid permit approved by the Division and shall be done in accordance with the conditions of the Division's approval. All well stimulation treatment permits approved by the Division shall include the condition that the well stimulation treatment shall not commence until the State Water Board or the Regional Water Board has provided written approval that the well stimulation treatment is covered under Water Code section 10783.

(b) An application for a permit to conduct well stimulation operations shall include all of the information listed in Section 1783.1 and shall be submitted electronically to the Division on a digital form specified by the Division and available on the Division's public internet Web site at http://www.conservation.ca.gov/DOG/Pages/Index.aspx.

(c) Upon receipt of a complete application for a permit to conduct well stimulation treatment, the Division will provide a copy of the permit application, including information in the application designated as trade secret or confidential, to the Regional Water Board, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Air Resources Board, and the local air district where the well stimulation treatment may occur, provided that the manner and timing of providing copies of permit applications has been specified in a written agreement between the Division and the receiving agency.

(d) The operator shall notify the Division at least 72 hours prior to commencing well stimulation so that Division staff may witness. Between three and fifteen hours prior to commencing, the operator shall confirm with the Division that the well stimulation treatment is proceeding. Upon receipt of 72-hour notice from an operator, the Division will relay the notice to the Regional Water Board, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Air Resources Board, and the local air district where the well stimulation treatment may occur, provided that the manner and timing of relaying the notice has been specified in a written agreement between the Division and the receiving agency.

(e) If a well is drilled, redrilled, or reworked after the Division approves a permit for a well stimulation treatment on the well, then, when providing the 72-hour notice under subdivision (d), the operator shall indicate what, if any, variance there was from the original notice of intent to drill, redrill, or rework the well.