WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Alaska Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program; Class VI Primacy.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 29 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.
Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) has received a complete Underground Injection Control (UIC) application from the State of Alaska, requesting primary enforcement responsibility (primacy) for Class VI injection wells under Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1422. The EPA's approval of the State's UIC program primacy application would allow the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) to issue and enforce compliance with UIC Class VI perm...