c/EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency How to Comment You may comment on the proposed pennit approvals in writing. Please refer to Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties permit numbers: MI-101-5X16-01, MI-101-5X16-02, MI-101-5X16-03, MI-101-5X16-04, MI-101-5X16-05, MI-105-5X16-14, MI-105-5X16-15, MI-105-5206-19. Email your comments to: Andrew Greenhagen U.S. EPA, Water Division UIC Section (WP-16J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3590 Email: greenhagen.andrew@epa.gov Phone:312-353-7648 If you do not have access to email, please contact Andrew Greenhagen for instructions on how to comment. Comment Period EPA will accept written comments until JULY 15, 2021. Information Repository You may see the draft permits at https://go.usa.gov/3JwFP Administrative Record To request review of Administrative Record files, contact Andrew Greenhagen (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. To learn more about EPA's Underground Injection Control program, or to join our mailing list visit https://go.usa.gov/3JwFP EPA Seeks Comments on Draft Underground Injection Permits The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, 1800 Eastlake Road, Manistee, Michigan to inject fluid underground for spent brine reinjection by approving the company's applications for what EPA calls Class 5X16 injection well permits. If EPA makes its approval final, Martin Marietta may inject fluids into a rock formation more than 2272 feet below the surface through wells in Manistee and Mason Counties. Martin Marietta has also applied for permits from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE). EPA is accepting comments from the public on these proposed pennit approvals (see box, left). The public comment period, which ends JULY 15, 2021, 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. EPA will consider all comments it receives, and then issue a final decision along with a response to the significant comments. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires EPA to regulate 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 wells. If you have questions or concerns about the well locations, contact the MDEGLE, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan 48909 and phone number (517) 284-6826. Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Manistee arid Mason Counties, Michigan June 2021 0 1.25 2.5 5 Miles ^Townline Rc Proposed location oftyell#S-51 0MI-105-5X1 €>-19 Map shows location of the injection wells in Manistee and Mason Counties, Michigan. ------- |