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PA EPA PROPOSES REVISIONS TO UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL REGULATIONS FOR CLASS V WELLS
Release Date: 07/31/98
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1998
EPA PROPOSES REVISIONS TO UNDERGROUND INJECTION
CONTROL REGULATIONS FOR CLASS V WELLS
CONTROL REGULATIONS FOR CLASS V WELLS
On July 29, EPA published in the Federal Register Proposed Revisions to the Underground Injection Control Regulations for Class V Wells. Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class V Injection Wells are typically shallow disposal systems that are used to place a variety of fluids below the land surface, into or above underground sources of drinking water. This proposal expands upon the regulatory requirements already in place that prohibit the endangerment of underground sources of drinking water and requires Class V well owners and operators to submit basic inventory. This proposal covers wells in Source Water Protection Areas (SWPA) because waste disposal wells in these areas pose the greatest risk to public health. The preamble includes an expectation that states will use their existing authority to address any well located outside a SWPA that endangers the public health. The current proposal would regulate high risk UIC Class V wells in Source Water Protection Areas as follows: New large-capacity cesspools would be prohibited and existing cesspools would be phased out over 5 years. Industrial Waste Disposal Wells would be prohibited from exceeding drinking water standards or other health-based limits at the point of injection. Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells would be banned completely or would be prohibited from exceeding drinking water standards or other health-based limits at the point of injection. For more information, contact Robyn Delehanty at 202-260-1993 or delehanty.robyn@epamail.epa.gov.
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