WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Texas Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program; Class VI Primacy.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 17 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.
Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) has received a complete Underground Injection Control (UIC) program revision application from the State of Texas, requesting primary enforcement responsibility (primacy) for Class VI injection wells under Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1422. The EPA's approval would allow the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to issue and enforce compliance with UIC Class VI permits for injection wells used for geologic carbon...