*>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency How to comment You may comment on the proposed permit approval in writing. Please refer to Chester 16 Unit 8-16, MI-137-2R-0033. Mail or email your comments to: Janette Hansen U.S. EPA, Water Division UIC Branch (WU-16J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3590 Email: hansen.janette@epa.gov Phone: (312) 886-0241 Comment period The Agency will accept written comments until June 25 (midnight postmark). Information repository You may see the draft permit at: Main Branch Otsego County Library 700 South Otsego Avenue Gaylord, MI 49735 HOURS: M-T-W 9-8; Th-F 9-5; Sat 9-1; Sun 1-5 or at http://go.usa.gov/3JwFP. Administrative Record You may see the full administrative record, including all data Core Energy, LLC 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 Janette Hansen (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 Core Energy, LLC Otsego County, Michigan The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Core Energy, LLC, 1011 Noteware Drive, Traverse City, MI 49686 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, Core Energy, LLC may inject Carbon Dioxide into a rock formation 5744 feet below the surface through a well at NE !4 , Section 21, T30N, R2W, Otsego County, Michigan. Core Energy, LLC 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 June 25, 2018 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. May 2018 ------- |