WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Colorado Underground Injection Control Program; Class VI Primacy.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 19 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.
Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has received a complete Underground Injection Control (UIC) primacy application from the State of Colorado, requesting primary enforcement responsibility (primacy) for Class VI injection wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1422. The EPA's approval of the State's UIC program primacy application would allow Colorado's Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) to issue and enforce compliance with UIC Cl...