← EPA Federal Register rules

State of New Mexico Underground Injection Control Program; Primacy Revisions

water-quality · Rule · Published 2022-01-03 · Effective 2022-01-03 · NM · 87 FR 47

Document

Document number
2021-28237
Federal Register citation
87 FR 47
CFR reference
40 CFR 147
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
water-quality
Publication date
2022-01-03
Effective date
2022-01-03
State
NM
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0154

Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving an application from the State of New Mexico under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to revise the State's existing Underground Injection Control (UIC) program for Class I injection wells located within the State, except those in Indian country. New Mexico has revised the State's UIC Class I program regulations to establish new permit conditions, oversight, and enforcement to manage hazardous waste injection activities by petroleum refineries in such a manner that is protective of underground sources of drinking water. The State's Class I hazardous waste injection wells are only authorized for use by petroleum refineries for the waste generated by the refinery ("generator"). With this action, EPA is also codifying previously approved, non- substantial changes to the New Mexico UIC program. New Mexico will continue to implement and enforce a State UIC regulatory program that is as stringent as the existing federal program.

Source

Authoritative
Federal Register document
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown