&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
How to comment
You may comment on the proposed
permit approval in writing. Please
refer to: Butka#l-10A, Permit No.
MI-137-2R-0034
Mail or email your comments to:
William Tong
U.S. EPA-Region 5, Water Division
Underground Injection Control
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Email: tong.willianv'c^cpa.gov
Phone: (312) 886-9380
Comment period
The Agency will accept written
comments until August 26, 2019
(midnight postmark).
Permit Information
You may see the draft permit at:
http: // go .usa. gov/3 J wFP.
Administrative Record
You may see the full administrative
record, including all data Core
Energy, LLC submitted, at the
EPA's Chicago regional office
(iaddress above), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
weekdays. For an appointment to
see the files, contact William Tong
(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 a
public hearing, if held. (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
Core Energy, LLC
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The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Core Energy, LLC,
1011 Noteware Drive, Traverse City, Michigan 49686 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, Core Energy, LLC may inject carbon dioxide
into a rock formation 5637 feet below the surface through a well at NW !4,
Section 10, T30N, R2W, Otsego County. Core Energy, LLC must also apply
for a permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and
Energy (MDEGLE).
EPA is accepting comments from the public on this proposed permit approval
(see box, left). The public comment period, which ends August 26, 2019,
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 w ith 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 that 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
MDEGLE, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan 48909, at 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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