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Underground Injection Control (UIC) -- Where You Live

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The UIC program works nationwide and where you live to ensure that the underground disposal of wastes through injection wells is done safely and does not result in drinking water violations or otherwise harm public health.  We specifically control underground injection wells to protect ground water that is being used or has the potential to be used for drinking water.  The work we do in Region 5 to help our agency carry out its responsibilities under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) covers underground injection activity in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and all tribal lands within these states.

Adjacent Map: Click on the appropriate state or tribe for local well inventory data. Click on well classes for basic descriptions available on our National page.

 

 

Headlines Public Notice Information News Releases Appeals Kennecott Eagle Mine Environmental Geo-Technologies (EGT) - formerly Environmental Disposal Systems (EDS) (Romulus, Michigan) Beeland Group (Alba, Michigan) Land Disposal Restriction Exemptions Public Notice Documents Environmental Justice & Envotech Decision Carbon Sequestration Aquifer Storage & Recovery      Injection Well Practices Basic Information About Injection Wells in Our Region Inventory of Injection Wells in Our Region Hazardous, Radioactive, Industrial, or Municipal Waste (Class I) Fluids Linked to Oil & Gas Production or Natural Gas & Liquid Hydrocarbon Storage (Class II) Fluids for Solution Mining of Salt & Other Minerals (Class III) Shallow Disposal Systems (Class V) Shallow Hazardous & Radioactive Disposal Systems (Class IV) Hydraulic Fracturing & Coal Bed Methane   Program Administration and Authority (The UIC Work We Do) Transfer of Federal UIC Authority to States Assisting & Monitoring Federally Approved State UIC Programs Tribal Issues Regulating Where States Don't Have Approved Programs Joint Effort to Control Class V Wells in Illinois Exempting Eligible Aquifers from UIC Program Protection Bringing Regional UIC Perspective to Other Efforts Managing Shallow Disposal Systems (Class IV/V) Compliance Assurance & Enforcement Activities in Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota Issuing Land Disposal Restriction Exemptions Controlling Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells National Technical Workgroup Involvement

Compliance Assistance Apply For a Permit Submit Inventory For Your Class V Well Ensure Your Well Has Adequate Financial Assurance Close Your Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Well Know the Requirements for Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells Petition For UIC Exemption From Federal Ban on Disposal of Restricted Hazardous Waste Test Your Well for Mechanical Integrity (fall off, RTS, and more) Learn the Criteria and Standards for Injection Wells Also See "Information Resources" Below!      Information Resources General UIC Program Information Regulations Training Tools FOIA Requests Forms FAQ Glossary of UIC Terms State Contacts & Partnerships Organization & Staff Contacts Technical Guidance Documents Ground Water Protection Council

 

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