AEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA Seeks Comments on Plan to Modify an Existing Injection Well Permit Waste Management of Michigan Inc. Zeeland, Michigan May 2022 How to comment You may comment on the proposed permit modification approval in writing. Please refer to Waste Management, MI-13 9-11-0006. Email your comments to: Andrew Greenhagen U.S. EPA, Water Division UIC Section (WP-16J) 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 June 15, 2022. Web resources https://go.usa.gov/3JwFP * BYRON RD tl BYRON RD :v Location of Well #IW-1 Permit Number AH-13 9-11-0006 Ottawa County Allegan County 144TH AVE MASON ST Legend O Underground Injection Control Well I 1 Area of Review — Streets I | County Line The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to modify a permit for an injection well owned by Waste Management of Michigan, Inc., 700 56th Avenue, Zeeland, Michigan. The existing permit is for one injection well, IW-1, that Waste Management uses to inject non-hazardous wastewater from the Autumn Hills Recycling and Disposal Facility. EPA first issued this permit in 2019. The proposed modifications will provide conditions for remote operation or monitoring of the injection well. Only the conditions proposed for modification are re-opened for comment. EPA is accepting comments from the public on this proposed permit modification approval (see box, left). The public comment period, which ends June 15, 2022, 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 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. ------- How did EPA make its decision? EPA made its draft decision to modify the permit by evaluating technical information, federal regulations, and EPA guidance documents. What happens next in the permit process? EPA will review all public comments before making a final decision on whether or not to approve the permit modifications. The Agency will respond to all significant comments on the draft modified permit. Proposed Permit Modifications PERMIT CONDITION Page 1 MODIFICATION Update the injection zone top to 4,956 and remove the Trenton Formation, Black River Formation, and Prairie du Chien Group from the list of injection zone formations. PERMIT CONDITION Part 11(B)(5) MODIFICATION Add provision to require additional permit conditions found in Attachment H if the well is operated or monitored remotely. Administrative Record To request review of Administrative Record files or for additional information please contact Andrew Greenhagen at 312-353-7648 or greenhagen.andrew@epa.gov. Legal Notice 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; only after all agency review procedures have been exhausted may you file an action in the appropriate Circuit Court of Appeals. PERMIT CONDITION Attachment A MODIFICATION Update injection pressure limitation to 782 psig. Update the formation and depth used for the maximum injection pressure calculation to the Trempealeau Formation at 4,956 feet. PERMIT CONDITION Attachment H MODIFICATION Add Attachment H to provide conditions for remote operation or monitoring of the injection well. To learn more about EPA's Underground Injection Control program, or to join our mailing list visit https://go.usa.gov/3JwFP. ------- |