State of Washington Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Revision Approval
water-quality · Rule · Published 2015-04-06 · Effective 2015-07-06 · WA · 80 FR 18319
Document
Document number
2015-07757
Federal Register citation
80 FR 18319
CFR reference
40 CFR 147
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
water-quality
Publication date
2015-04-06
Effective date
2015-07-06
State
WA
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0186
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve the State of Washington Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program revisions as required by rule under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The Agency determined that the state's program revisions are consistent with the provisions of the SDWA and are as stringent as all applicable federal regulations to prevent underground injection activities that endanger underground sources of drinking water. The state revised its UIC Class V Program regulations and transferred oversight authority from the Department of Ecology to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council to issue UIC permits at energy facilities.