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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
How to comment
You ma)' comment on the proposed
permit approval in writing. Please
refer to Jedele #D4-9 SWD, MI-
161-2D-0001
Mail or email your comments to:
Felicia Chase
U.S. EPA, Water Division
UIC Branch (WU-16J)
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3 590
Email: chase.felicia@epa.gov
Phone: (312) 886-0240
Comment period
The Agency will accept written
comments until April 1st midnight
postmark).
Information
You may see the draft permit at:
http://go.usa.gov/3JwFP
Administrative Record
You may see the full administrative
record, including all data Paxton
Resources, 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 Felicia
Chase(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
Paxton Resources, LLC
Washtenaw County, Michigan	February 2019
The U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency plans to allow Paxton Resources,
LLC, 132 N. Otsego Ave., Gaylord,
Michigan 49735 to inject fluid
underground by approving the company's
application for what EPA calls a Class II
injection well permit


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If EPA makes its approval final, Paxton	1				l	-	-
Resources, LLC may inject produced brine	.i. . .	_j—
into a rock formation 1850 feet below the
surface through a well at SE lA , Section 9,
T4S. R5E, Washtenaw County. Paxton Resources, LLC must also apply 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, April 1st 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.

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