&EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency How to comment You may comment on the proposed permit approval in writing. Please refer to WB Osborn SWD #1-22, MI-117-2D-0023 Mail or email your comments to: William Tong U.S. EPA, Water Division Permits Branch (WP-16J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3590 Email: tong.william@epa.gov Phone: (312) 886-9380 Comment period The Agency will accept written comments until October 8, 2019 (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 WB Osborn Oil & Gas Operations 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 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 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 WB Osborn Oil & Gas Operations Montcalm County, Michigan September 2019 Cannonsville Rd -ill BRd WB Osborn SWD #1-22 tT\ The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow WB Osborn Oil & Gas Operations, 1250 NE Loop 410, Suite 600, San Antonio, Texas 78209 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, WB Osborn Oil & Gas Operations may inject produced brine for disposal into a rock formation 3262 feet below the surface through a well at NE %, Section 22, T1 IN, R5W, in Montcalm County, Michigan. WB Osborn Oil & Gas Operations must also apply for a permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE). EPA is accepting comments from the public on this proposed permit approval (see box, left). The public comment period, which ends October 8, 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 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 EGLE, 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. ------- |