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Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility - County of Maui, Hawaii - Final UIC Permits
Class I
California Specialty Cheeses
Hilmar Cheese Final Permit
La Paloma Generating Co.
Panoche Energy Center
Class II
Aneth Unit E-221 SE Class IID Water Injection Well
Aneth Unit Phase I and II Area Class IIR Water/CO2 Injection Wells
Aneth Unit Phase III Area Class IIR water/CO2 Injection Wells
McElmo Creek Class IIR Well E-19
Well C-113 LDVL Class IID - Major Modification
Well C-113 LDVL Class IID - Final Permit
Well C-113 LDVL Class IID - Temporary Emergency Permit
Well H-434 Class IIR
Ratherford Area Class II Permit Final Major Modification
Class V
Arizona Public Services Final UIC Class V Experimental Permit for Carbon Sequestration
City of Los Angeles Class V Experimental Permit (Biosolids Injection)
Puna Geothermal Venture
Permit requirements can be found in 40 CFR parts 124, 144 and 146. Federal permits are required for all Class I, II, and III wells, and some Class V wells. For a permit application or related information, please call EPA Region 9 (contacts) or see the UIC Reporting Forms site. Region 9 states that have delegated programs have permit requirements that vary by jurisdiction and well type. Injection well owners are responsible for determining all applicable requirements.
Additional UIC information can be found at EPA's UIC Web site or for general questions, call the Safe Drinking Water Act Hotline at (800) 426-4791.
Comment Period Closed
Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility - County of Maui, Hawaii
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing on November 6, 2008 concerning the draft Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit. The public comment period was extended to the close of the hearing.Notice of Public Hearing (PDF) (3 pp, 20K)
Transcript of Public Hearing (PDF) (108 pp, 159K)
Statement of Basis (PDF) (7 pp, 27K)
Draft Permit (PDF) (20 pp, 110K)
- Appendix A - Injection Well Schematics (PDF) (5 pp, 233K)
- Appendix B - Reporting Forms and Instructions
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s)
- Underground Injection Control - Forms and Sample Documents - National Form
- Appendix C - Plugging and Abandonment Plans (PDF) (1 0pp, 625K)
Public Comment Letters
The following public comment letters are scanned documents and therefore not accessible to screen readers. If you require this material in other than PDF format, please contact Nancy Rumrill (rumrill.nancy@epa.gov).
- Angelika Hofman (PDF) (1 pg, 47K)
- Anne Clarke (PDF) (1 pg, 36K)
- Carlos J Noa (PDF) (1 pg, 53K)
- Dan Polhemus, Hawaii Dept of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources (PDF) (5 pp, 856K)
- Donna Brown (PDF) (1 pg, 40K)
- Dylan Covington-Walker (PDF) (1 pg, 35K)
- Elle Cochran, MauiUnite (PDF) (1 pg, 66K)
- Ericka K Gaastra (PDF) (1 pg, 35K)
- Eve Clute (PDF) (13 pp, 2.6M)
- George S Lavenson (PDF) (1 pg, 26K)
- Gordon Clay (PDF) (3 pp, 164K)
- Hannah Bernard, Hawai'i Wildlife Fund (PDF) (1 pg, 67K)
- Irene Bowie, Maui Tomorrow Foundation Inc (PDF) (1 pg, 205K)
- Janice Lovett (PDF) (1 pg, 40K)
- Jan Roberson, Maui Chapter Executive Committee, The Surfrider Foundation (PDF) (1 pg, 34K)
- Jennifer McMahon (PDF) (1 pg, 65K)
- Joe Perez (PDF) (1 pg, 103K)
- John H Seebart (PDF) (1 pg, 57K)
- Joy Hill (PDF) (1 pg, 37K)
- Justin Kanakaole (PDF) (1 pg, 71K)
- Kecia Joy (PDF) (1 pg, 40K)
- Howard Hanzawa (PDF) (1 pg, 52K)
- Mark Sheehan (PDF) (1 pg, 87K)
- Meghan Dailer, University of Hawaii, Dept of Botany & Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (PDF) (1 pg, 57K)
- Mike Moran (PDF) (1 pg, 75K)
- Pat S. Brown (PDF) (3 pp, 129K)
- Pauline Fiene (PDF) (1 pg, 71K)
- Robin S. Knox (PDF) (2 pp, 107K)
- Sabrina Mahuna (PDF) (1 pg, 57K)
- Tom Savidge (PDF) (1 pg, 61K)
- Toni Hebda (PDF) (1 pg, 24K)
- Wayne Cochran (PDF) (1 pg, 65K)
- Yvette Broyles (PDF) (1 pg, 51K)
Permit Application (PDF) (149 pp, 6.6M)
Contact Information
Nancy Rumrill (rumrill.nancy@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3293
Proposed Rule Making for Class II Underground Injection Control- Navajo Nation
Final UIC Permits - Class I
California Specialty Cheeses, Manteca CA - UIC Class I Permit
Final Permit (PDF) (35 pp, 245K)
Fact Sheet (PDF) (6 pp, 34K)
Permit Application for Class I Non-Hazardous Injection Well (PDF) (108 pp, 5.9MB, very large)
Appendices
- Appendix A: Figures 1-3, Tables 1 and 2 located in the Permit Application for Class I Non-Hazardous Injection Well document, pages 87, 88, 89, 83 and 84, respectively
- Appendix B: Figures 21 and 22 located in the Permit Application for Class I Non-Hazardous Injection Well document, pages 107 and 108, respectively
- Appendix C:
- Appendix D: Located in the Final Permit for Class I Non-Hazardous Injection Well document
- Appendix E: EPA Region 9 UIC Pressure Falloff Requirements (PDF) (26 pp, 1.9MB)
- Appendix F: Attachment Q located in the Permit Application for Class I Non-Hazardous Injection Well document, page 70
- Appendix G: Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site .)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
Hilmar Cheese Final Permit
- Final Permit (PDF) (27 pp, 64K)
- Appendix A:
- Area of Investigation Base Map (1 pg map, 366K)
- Injection Well Schematic (1 pg image, 53K)
- Appendix B:
- Appendix D: EPA Region 9 UIC Pressure Falloff Requirements (PDF) (26 pp, 1.9MB)
- Plugging and Abandonment Plan
- EPA's Responses to Public Comments (PDF) (6 pp, 28K)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
La Paloma Generating Company, LLC
La Paloma WD-1, WD-2, WD-3, WD-4, WD-5 - UIC Class I-NH Draft Permit - Kern County, California
Final Permit No. CA10710001 (PDF) (33 pp, 177K)
Public Notice (PDF) (2 pp, 20K)
Fact Sheet (PDF) (6 pp, 33K)
Appendices
- Appendix A: Figures 1-6 (PDF) (6pp, 760K)
- Appendix B: Figures 7 and 8 (PDF) (2pp, 109K)
- Appendix C:
- Appendix D: Radioactive Tracer Study and Temperature Logging Requirements (PDF) (1pg, 23K)
- Appendix E: Pressure Falloff Requirements (PDF) (26 pp, 1.9MB)
- Appendix F: Figure 9, Plugging and Abandonment Plan (1pg, 83K)
- Appendix G: Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: "Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure" (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site )
Contact Information
Adam Freedman (freedman.adam@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3845
Panoche Energy Center for a Class I Nonhazardous Underground Injection Control Permit
- Final Permit CA10600001 (PDF) (36pp, 97K)
- Final Permit Appendixes (PDF) (50pp, 7.4M)
- Fact Sheet (PDF) (7 pp, 35K)
Contact Information
George Robin (robin.george@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3532
Final UIC Permits - Class II
Aneth Unit E-221 SE Class IID Water Injection Well
Public Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 28K)
Statement of Basis (PDF) (7 pp, 35K)
Final Permit (PDF) (20 pp, 87K)
- Appendix A - Plugging and Abandonment Plan (PDF) (3pp, 16K)
- Appendix B - Reporting Forms and Instructions
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s)
- Underground Injection Control - Forms and Sample Documents - National Form
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s) (PDF) (10 pp, 704K)
- Appendix C - Injection Configuration (PDF) (7pp, 36K)
- Appendix D - Reference Materials
- Reg 9 MIT Pt NN (PDF) (1pp, 20K)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site .)
- UIC Pressure Falloff Requirements (PDF) (28 pp, 1.3M)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
Aneth Unit Phase I and II Area Class IIR Water/CO2 Injection Wells
Public Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 16K)
Statement of Basis (PDF) (7 pp, 36K)
Final Permit (PDF) (22 pp, 109K)
- Appendix A - Plugging and Abandonment Plan(s) (PDF) (14 pp, 985K)
- Appendix B - Reporting Forms and Instructions
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s)
- Underground Injection Control - Forms and Sample Documents - National Form
- Appendix C - Wellbore Schematics (PDF) (7 pp, 844K)
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Appendix D - Reference Materials
- Reg 9 MIT Pt NN (PDF) (1 pp, 20K)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site .)
- Appendix E - Listing of wells, Area of Review maps, and well lateral paths
- Resolute Navajo Wells in AOR (PDF) (3 pp, K)
- Resolute Phase 1 & 2 Area Maps & Lateral Paths (PDF) (3 pp, 5.4M Large Maps)
- Resolute Non-Navajo Wells in AOR (PDF) (2 pp, 50K)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
Aneth Unit Phase III Area Class IIR water/CO2 Injection Wells
Public Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 25K)
Statement of Basis (PDF) (7 pp, 42K)
Final Permit (PDF) (27 pp, 62K)
- Appendix A - Plugging and Abandonment Plan(s) (PDF) (6 pp, 608K)
- Appendix B - Reporting Forms and Instructions
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s)
- Underground Injection Control - Forms and Sample Documents - National Form
- Appendix C - Wellbore Schematics (PDF) (5 pp, 801K)
- Appendix D - Reference Materials
- Reg 9 MIT Pt NN (PDF) (1 pp, 20K)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site .)
- Appendix E - Listing of wells, Area of Review maps, and well lateral paths
- Resolute Navajo Wells - Phased Expansion in Area of Review (AOR) (PDF) (2 pp, 707K)
- Existing Water Injection Wells (WIWs) within the Phase III Project Area (PDF) (1 pg, 707K)
- Existing Water Injection Wells (WIWs) and Oil Production Wells (OWs) within the Phase III AOR and Phase I Project Area (PDF) (1 pp, 22K)
- Existing Water Injection Wells (WIWs) and Oil Production Wells (OWs) within the Phase III AOR and Phase IV Project Area (PDF) (1 pp, 22K)
- Other Wells within the Phase III Project Area (PDF) (1 pp, 11K)
Contact Information
David Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
McElmo Creek Class IIR Well E-19
Public Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 19K)
Statement of Basis (PDF) (6 pp, 35K)
Final Permit No. NN208000002 (PDF) (21 pp, 99K)
- Appendix A, Plugging and Abandonment Plan
- Plugging and Abandonment Plan (PDF) (2 pp, 421K)
- Appendix B, Reporting Forms and Instructions
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s)
- Underground Injection Control - Forms and Sample Documents - National Forms
- Appendix C, Wellbore Schematic(s)
- Wellbore Schematic (PDF) (1pp, 204K)
- Appendix D, Reference Materials
- Reg 9 MIT Pt NN (PDF) (1pp, 20K)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site .)
Contact Information
Adam Freedman (freedman.adam@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3845
Well C-113 LDVL Class IID Major Modification
Navajo Nation, San Juan County, Utah Draft Major Modification to permit #NN207000002
- Final Major Modification to Permit No. NN207000002 Issued to Resolute Natural Resources Company (PDF) (1 pp, 18K)
- Public Notice of Proposed Determination to Issue a Class IID Underground Injection Control (UIC) Permit Modification to Resolute Natural Resources Company (PDF) (3 pp, 23K) Comment period has ended.
- Statement of Basis Class IID Permit Modification Resolute Natural Resources Company (PDF) (4 pp, 28K)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
Well C-113 LDVL Class IID Final Permit
Public Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 27K)
Statement of Basis (PDF) (6 pp, 38K)
Final Permit No. NN207000002 (PDF) (20 pp, 85K)
- Appendix A, Plugging and Abandonment Plan
- Plugging and Abandonment Plan (PDF) (1 pp, 330K)
- Schematic of Well P&A Plan (PDF) (1pp, 25K)
- Appendix B Reporting Forms and Instructions
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s)
- Underground Injection Control - Forms and Sample Documents - National Forms
- Appendix C
- Wellbore Schematic (PDF) (1pg, 48K)
- Appendix D, Reference Materials
- Reg 9 MIT Pt NN (PDF) (1pp, 20K)
- R9 Falloff Testing Guidelines (PDF) (27pp, 164K)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site .)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
C-113 LDVL Class IID Temporary Emergency Permit
- Expired, replaced by permit #NN207000002
- Temporary Emergency Permit No. NN207000004 (PDF) (20 pp, 881K)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
Well H-434 Class IIR
Public Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 27K) Comment period has ended.
Statement of Basis (PDF) (6 pp, 38K)
Final Permit No. NN208000001 (PDF) (21 pp, 94K)
- Appendix B Reporting Forms and Instructions
- UIC Reporting Forms (7520s)
- Underground Injection Control - Forms and Sample Documents - National Forms
- Appendix D, Reference Materials
- Reg 9 MIT Pt NN (PDF) (1pp, 20K)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Paper #16798: Systematic Design and Analysis of Step-Rate Tests To Determine Formation Parting Pressure (This paper can be ordered from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Web site .)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
Ratherford Area Class II R Permit Final Major Modification
- Statement of Basis (PDF) (3pp, 28K)
- Final Major Modification to Permit No. NN295000009 (PDF) (2pp, 89K)
Contact Information
Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3506
Final UIC Permits - Class V
Arizona Public Services Draft UIC Class V Experimental Permit for Carbon Sequestration
Public Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 20K)
Statement of Basis (PDF) (7 pp, 35K)
Final Permit (PDF) (32 pp, 212K)
- Appendix A - Injection Well, Proposed Location (PDF) (1 pp, 451K)
- Appendix B - Proposed Completion Well Schematic (1 pp, 80K)
- Appendix C -
- Well Drilling Procedure (7 pp, 251K)
- Formation Testing Program (4 pp, 200K)
- Appendix D - Reporting Forms
- Appendix E - Temperature Logging Requirements (1 pp, 14K)
- Appendix F - Plugging & Abandonment Plan (3 pp, 183K)
City of Los Angeles Class V Experimental Permit (Biosolids Injection)
- Final Permit (PDF) (40 pp, 260K)
- Appendix F: Falloff Testing Guidelines (PDF) (27 pp, 220K)
- City of LA permit issuance letter - commenters 11/06/06 (PDF) (1 pg. 52K)
- Response to Comments (PDF) (9 pp, 151K)
- Guidance 28 (PDF) (4 pp, 269K)
- Statement of Basis (PDF) (5 pp, 24K)
- Draft Permit (PDF) (40 pp, 171K)
- News release (6/6/06)
Contact Information
George Robin (robin.george@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3532
Puna Geothermal Venture
- Factsheet (PDF) (6 pp, 26K)
- Draft permit (PDF) (36 pp, 74K)
- Final permit renewal - Notice of Decision (PDF) (2 pp, 15K)
- Final permit renewal - Response to Comments (PDF) (2 pp, 15K)
- Final permit (PDF) (37 pp, 128K)
- Appendix A (PDF) - Injection Well Schematics (36 pp, 74K)
- Appendix B (PDF) - Existing and Proposed Well Pad Locations (2 pp, 70K)
- Appendix C (PDF) - Approved Changes and Workovers (1 pg, 27K)
- Appendix D (PDF) - Casing Monitoring Program (7 pp, 71K)
- Appendix H (PDF) - Chemical and Physical Analysis Plan for Injectate Testing (3 pp, 35K)
- Appendix I (PDF) - Plugging and Abandonment Plans (1 pg, 25K)
Contact Information
George Robin (robin.george@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3525