State of Kentucky Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program; Primacy Approval
water-quality · Rule · Published 2016-10-28 · Effective 2017-01-26 · KY · 81 FR 74927
Document
Document number
2016-25931
Federal Register citation
81 FR 74927
CFR reference
40 CFR 147
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule.
Category
water-quality
Publication date
2016-10-28
Effective date
2017-01-26
State
KY
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0372
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Underground Injection Control Class II (UIC) Program for primacy. The EPA determined that the state's program is consistent with the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) at Section 1425 to prevent underground injection activities that endanger underground sources of drinking water. The agency's approval allows the state to implement and enforce state regulations for UIC Class II injection wells located within the state. The Commonwealth's authority excludes the regulation of injection well Classes I, III, IV, V and VI and all wells on Indian lands, as required by rule under the SDWA.