oEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency How to comment You may comment on the proposed permit approval in writing. Please refer to Fisk #2, MI-129-2R-0042 Mail, email or fax your comments To: Anna Miller U.S. EPA, Water Division UIC Branch (WU-16J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3590 Email: miller.anna@epa.gov Fax: (312) 697-2049 Phone: (312) 886-7060 Comment period The Agency will accept written comments until August 1 (midnight postmark). Information repository You may see the draft permit at: West Branch Public Library 119 North 4th Street West Branch, Michigan or at http: //go .usa. gov/3 JwFP. Administrative Record You may see the full administrative record, including all data Muskegon Development Company 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 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 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 Muskegon Development Company Ogemaw County, Michigan The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Muskegon Development Company, 1425 South Mission Road, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858, 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, Muskegon Development Company may inject fresh water for enhanced oil recovery into a rock formation 4130 feet below the surface through a well near Cuttin Lake Trail and Roll Road, in Foster Township, Ogemaw County. Muskegon Development Company has also applied 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 Tuesday, August 1, 2017 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/3JwFP. June 2017 M1-129-2 R-0042 McGregor Rd Cuttb Lake Tr 1 S1 ^ 1 i '5 Number 210 Rd s 3 J E"*lrq Ftt *2 ««• I ,73 I O. Ogemaw Co. Tumey Ranch Tr 0 Ut 0.9 1 1.9 Mllll ------- |