[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30325-30326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14355]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6355-7]


Notice of Stakeholder Meeting on the Revision to Federal 
Underground Injection Control (UIC) Requirements for Class I--Municipal 
Wells in Florida

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; announcement of stakeholder meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a 
public meeting to gather information and collect opinions from parties 
who will be affected by or are otherwise interested in the Federal 
Underground Injection Control Requirements for Class I--Municipal Wells 
in Florida. EPA will consider comments and views expressed at this 
meeting in developing the final proposed regulation. EPA encourages the 
full participation of all stakeholders throughout this process.

DATES and LOCATION: The stakeholder meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
July 7, 1999, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The July 7, 1999 stakeholder meeting will be held in the 
Public Room of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 
Southeast District, 400 North Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
    To register for the meeting, please contact the EPA Safe Drinking 
Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791, or Nancy H. Marsh, EPA Region 4, 
Ground Water & UIC Section at (404) 562-9450. Participants registering 
in advance will be mailed a packet of materials before the meeting. 
Interested parties who cannot attend the meeting in person may 
participate via conference call and should register with the Safe 
Drinking Water Hotline. Conference lines are limited and will be 
allocated on the basis of first-reserved, first served.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on meeting 
logistics, please contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-
4791. For information on the activities related to this meeting, 
contact: Nancy H. Marsh, U.S. EPA Region 4 at (404) 562-9450 or e-mail 
[email protected] or Howard Beard, U.S. EPA at (202) 260-8796 or e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA developed underground injection control 
regulations for Class I wells to protect underground sources of 
drinking water (USDWs). These regulations, found in 40 CFR parts 144 
and 146, set technical standards which would not

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allow for the movement of any fluids into a USDW. Subsequent to the 
initial permitting of several Class I Municipal Wells in Florida, some 
facilities have exhibited movement of fluids into the USDW as 
determined through monitoring of the injection activity. The movement 
of fluid is thought to occur because of the unique geology in Florida. 
EPA is proposing a change in the regulations for Class I Municipal 
Wells in certain portions of Florida only. One proposed alternative to 
existing regulations would allow for the migration of fluids if the 
facilities meet certain requirements prior to injection. In the 
alternative, injected fluids must meet primary drinking water standards 
and other health based standards prior to injection or the facility 
must demonstrate through an engineering study that these limits would 
be met prior to any fluids reaching the base of the USDW. The agency is 
interested in soliciting ideas regarding this alternative as well as 
any other alternatives.

    Dated: May 28, 1999.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 99-14355 Filed 6-4-99; 8:45 am]
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