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How to Comment
You may comment on the proposed
draft permit in writing. Please refer
to Scepter, Inc. draft permit number
IN-083-1I-0009
Email your comments to:
Anna Miller
U.S. EPA, Water Division
UIC Section (WP-16J)
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Email: miller.anna@epa.gov
Phone: (312) 886-7060
If you do not have access to email,
please contact Anna Miller for
instructions on how to comment.
Comment Period
EPA will accept written comments
until midnight COMMENT
PERIOD May 06, 2021.
You may see the draft permit at
http: //go .usa. gov/3 JwFP.
Administrative Record
To request review of Administrative
Record files, contact Anna Miller
(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. A public hearing is
not planned at this time. The first
appeal must be made to the
Environmental Appeals Board. The
final decision can be appealed in
federal court only after all agency
review procedures have been
exhausted.
To learn more about EPA's
Underground Injection Control
program, or to join our mailing list
visit http://go.usa.gov/3JwFP
EPA Seeks Comments on
Injection Well Permit
Scepter, Inc.
Knox County, Indiana	March 2021
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency tentatively approved the
reissuance of a Class I nonhazardous injection well permit for Scepter.
Before EPA makes a final decision, the Agency is providing the public an
opportunity to comment on the draft permit (see left-hand box on how to
comment).
Scepter, Inc. plans to dispose of nonhazardous liquid waste from its
aluminum processing-related landfill, located at 7800 North Bruce Road,
Knox County, Indiana. The injection fluid, which consists of waste fluid
from the landfill, will be injected into a confined interval approximately
1,879 feet below ground surface.
Federal law requires all Class I wells be built in a way that protects
drinking water supplies.1 That means waste must be injected into a rock
formation beneath the lowermost formation containing an underground
drinking water source. All Class I wells shall be cased and cemented to
prevent the movement of fluids into or between underground sources of
drinking water.
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Knox County
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Map shows location of the proposed injection well in Knox County, Indiana.
'Injection wells must meet the regulatory criteria of 40 Code of Federal Regulations, or
C.F.R., sections 124,144,146, and 147; and the Safe Drinking Water Act, or SDWA. To
view these regulations and laws, see https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/regulations.

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Public Comments and Hearing Requests
Send comments and requests for a hearing to EPA's
Anna Miller (miller.anna@epa.gov) during the public
comment period (see front-page box). The public
comment period includes 30 days for comments as
required by law, plus an additional three days for any
delay caused by mailing.
Requests for a hearing must be in writing and must
identify issues to be raised. EPA will hold a hearing if
there is significant public interest in the draft permit
decision based on written requests. If a hearing is
scheduled, EPA will publish a notice of the hearing at
least 30 days in advance.
EPA will consider all comments received during the
comment period and the hearing if held and then issue a
final decision along with a document that lists EPA
responses to significant comments.
Permit Requirements
Federal regulations for underground injection wells list
standards for construction, geology, location (siting),
operating conditions, and record keeping, to protect
supplies of underground drinking water from
contamination caused by injection wells.
EPA's preliminary review of the permit application for
this well concluded it would have no environmental
impact.
Below is an explanation of the some of the factors
involved in permitting an injection well:
Underground Source of Drinking Water
(USDW): A USDW is defined as any aquifer or
portion thereof that contains less than 10,000
milligrams per liter of total dissolved solids and which
is being or can be used as a source of drinking water. In
the case of the Scepter, Inc. well, the base of the
lowermost USDW has been identified at a depth of 564
feet below the ground surface. This water-bearing
formation is the Linton Formation.
Site Geology: The injection zone is comprised of the
Salem Limestone, Harrodsburg Limestone, and
Mudraugh Formation from 1,879 feet to 2285 feet
below the surface. The immediate overlying confining
zone is the St. Louis Limestone. Additional adequate
confining layers exist between the injection zone and
the base of the lowermost Underground Source of
Drinking Water.
Area of Review (AOR): The AOR is the area within
a two-mile radius of the proposed injection well. EPA
analyzed the AOR to identify wells that might allow
fluid to move out of the injection zone. In the AOR for
the proposed well, there are approximately 8 producing,
0 injection, 0 temporarily abandoned 4 plugged and
abandoned, and 0 other wells that penetrate the
injection zone. One well that penetrates the injection
zone requires corrective action to prevent fluid
movement out of the injection zone; corrective action
will be achieved by a maximum injection rate permit
operating condition.
Maximum Injection Pressure: EPA set an injection
pressure limit that will prevent the injection formation
from fracturing. The proposed maximum injection
pressure for this well is limited to 200 pounds per
square inch.
Financial Assurance: Scepter, Inc. has demonstrated
adequate financial resources to close, plug and abandon
this underground injection well. Scepter, Inc. has
established Letter of Credit to cover these costs at the
amount of $36,451.

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