v>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency How to comment You may comment on the proposed permit approval in writing. Please refer to permit MI-111-2D-0039, Conley & State Jasper 1-3 SWD. Mail or email your comments to: Janette Hansen U.S. EPA, Water Division UIC Branch (WU-16J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3590 Email: hansen.janette@epa.gov Phone: (312) 886-0241 Comment period The Agency will accept written comments until September 4th. (midnight postmark). You may view the draft permit at: http://go.usa. gov/3 JwFP. Administrative Record You may see the full administrative record, including all data Hardy & Hardy Consulting, LLC 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 Janette Hansen (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 Hardy & Hardy Consulting, LLC Midland County, Michigan August 2018 The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Hardy & Hardy Consulting, LLC, P.O. Box 332, Dewitt, Michigan 48820 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, Hardy & Hardy Consulting, LLC may inject brine into a rock formation 4716 feet below the surface through a well at NW %, Section 3, T13N, R2W, Jasper Township, Midland County. Hardy & Hardy Consulting, LLC 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 4th includes 30 days for comments as required by law, plus an additional three days for any delay caused by mailing. 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 significant 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/3 JwFP. Bradford Rd Midland County, T13N, R3N, Sec. 3 f Jasper Rd ; Location of Existing 0 _) Conley & St. Jasper #1-3 Well I \ / ^ iS # < M1-111-2D-0039 A 0 0.29 0.6 1 1,5 Miles ------- ------- CLASS II UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMIT DRAFT PERMIT FOR SIGNATURE Permittee: Hardy & Hardy Consulting. LLC UIC Permit No: MI-111-2D-0039 City/State: Dewitt, Michigan County: Midland Well: Conley & State Jasper 1-3 SWD 1. Permit Writer Date: 2. Peer Reviewer Date: 3. EPA Assistant/Sec'y Date: 4. Section Chief Date: 5. Branch Chief Date: 6. Division Director Date: 7. UIC Permit Administrator Date: COMMENTS- Specify page and section PERMIT UNIT TRACKING Draft Mail cc: IDEM or DEQ EEI Rec'd Transmittal Co. w/c Green Public Notice Mailed Repository Mailed Copies Made Area of Review Typed Mailed Administrative File Logs ------- |