&EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency How to comment You may comment on the proposed permit approval in writing. Please refer to Miller 29- 2A SWD, MI-077-2D-0003 Mail or email your comments to: Felicia Chase U.S. EPA, Water Division Permits Branch, UIC Section (WP-16J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3590 Email: chase.felicia@epa.gov Phone: (312) 886-0240 Comment period The Agency will accept written comments until December 24th (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 Wolverine Gas and Oil Corporation 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 Wolverine Gas and Oil Corporation Kalamazoo County, Michigan November 2019 2005 Aerial 2009 Aerial O Miller #29-2A SWD The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Wolverine Gas and Oil Corporation, One Riverfront Plaza, 55 Campau, N.W. Grand Rapids, Michigan 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, Wolverine Gas and Oil Corporation may inject produced brine into a rock formation 2233 feet below the surface through a well at NE % , Section 29, T3S, R9W, Kalamazoo County. Wolverine Gas and Oil Corporation also applied for a permit from the Michigan Department of Environmental Great Lakes and Energy (MDEGLE). EPA is accepting comments from the public on this proposed permit approval (see box, left). The public comment period 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 MDEGLE 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. ------- |