*>EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
How to comment
You may comment on the proposed
permit approval in writing. Please
refer to
Stolberg, Hagan, Hansen #2-25,
MI-105-2R-0002
Mail or email your comments to:
Ross Micham
U.S. EPA, Water Division
UIC Branch (WU-16J)
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, 1L 60604-3590
Email: micham.ross@epa.gov
Phone:(312) 886-4237
Comment period
The Agency will accept written
comments until September 11th
(midnight postmark).
You may see the draft permit at:
or at http://go.usa.gov/3JwFP.
Administrative Record
You may see the full administrative
record, including all data Omimex
Energy, Inc. submitted, at the EPA's
Chicago regional office (address
above), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays.
For an appointment to see the files,
contact Ross Micham (see above).
Right to appeal
You have the right to appeal any
final permit decision if you make an
official comment during the
comment period or participate in the
public hearing. A public hearing is
not planned at this time. The first
appeal must be made to the
Environmental Appeals Board.
EPA Seeks Comments on Draft
Underground Injection Permit
Omimex Energy, Inc.
Mason County, Michigan	August 2018	
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Omimex Energy,
Inc., 4854 West Angling Road, Ludington, Michigan 49431 to inject fluid
underground by approving the company's application for what EPA calls a
Class II injection well permit.
If EPA makes its approval final, Omimex
Energy, Inc. may inject produced gas into
a rock formation 3804 feet below the
surface through a well at Hamlin
Township, Mason County, Michigan.
Omimex Energy, Inc. has also applied for
a permit from the Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
EPA is accepting comments from the
public on this proposed permit approval
{see box, left). The public comment
period, which ends September 11th,
includes 30 days for comments as
required by law, plus an additional three
days for any delay caused by mailing.
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During the comment period, you may ask EPA - in writing - to hold a formal
public hearing (see address, left). Be sure to say specifically what issues you
want to raise. EPA will hold a hearing if there is significant interest. If there
is a hearing, EPA will publish a notice at least 30 days prior. You will have
an opportunity to make oral comments or submit written comments. EPA
will consider all comments it receives, and then issue a final decision along
with a response to the comments.
The Safe Drinking Water Act requires EPA to regulate the underground
injection of fluids through wells to protect the quality of underground sources
of drinking water. Issuing permits is one way EPA does this. You can find the
regulations governing underground injection wells at Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Parts 144 and 146.
EPA does not have the authority to change the surface location of the
injection well. If you have questions or concerns about the well's location,
contact the MDEQ, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan 48909 and phone
number (517) 284-6826.
To learn more about EPA's Underground Injection Control program, or to
join our mailing list visit http://go.usa.gov/3JwFP.

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