[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 1007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-233]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6215-7]
Call for Peer Reviewers and Data on Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Wells, Aquifer Recharge Wells, Saline Intrusion Barrier Wells,
Subsidence Control Wells, and Aquifer Remediation Injection Wells;
Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class V Study
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Call for peer review nominations; request for scientific
information.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting
nominations of qualified candidates for peer review committees
addressing reports on Class V Underground Injection Control (UIC)
Wells. We are also seeking supplementary information, studies, and
research pertaining to Aquifer Recharge and ASR Wells.
DATES: Please submit information and nominations by February 1, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Submit to: Ms. Amber Moreen; USEPA; 401 M St., SW (4606);
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 260-4891; e-mail:
moreen.amber@epamail.epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anhar Karimjee; Class V Study
Manager; USEPA; 401 M St., SW (4606); Washington, DC 20460; telephone:
(202) 260-3862; e-mail: karimjee.anhar@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A study of Underground Injection Control
Class V wells is being conducted to satisfy a consent decree with the
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund. The decree requires that a study of all
Class V wells not currently slated for regulation be completed by
September 1999. The results of the study will be used to help the
Agency determine whether to regulate each subclass of Class V well and
propose any necessary regulations by April 2001. Wells for which we are
seeking experts and information include:
(1) Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Wells are used to inject
fluids for later recovery and use. These wells may have a secondary
purpose such as aquifer recharge. EPA is drafting reports which
summarize the available information on these wells.
(2) Aquifer Recharge Wells are used to inject fluids to recharge an
aquifer. These wells may have secondary purposes such as saline
intrusion prevention, subsidence control, or aquifer storage and
recovery (ASR).
(3) Saline Intrusion Barrier Wells are used to inject fluids to
prevent the intrusion of salt water into an aquifer. These wells may
have secondary purposes such as aquifer recharge.
(4) Subsidence Control Wells are used to control land subsidence
caused by ground water withdrawal, or over pumping of oil and gas.
These wells may have secondary purposes such as aquifer recharge.
(5) Aquifer Remediation Wells are used to clean up, treat, or
prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water (USDWs).
Treated ground water (pump and treat), bioremediation agents, or other
recovery enhancement materials may be injected into the subsurface via
Class V wells. These wells may be associated with RCRA or CERCLA
projects.
Nomination of Peer Reviewers
EPA is drafting reports which summarize the available information
on these wells. We anticipate that these reports will be from 25 to 40
pages long. The peer reviewers will comment on the technical accuracy
and completeness of the draft documents addressing the subclass of
injection well. Selection for peer reviewers will be based on
demonstrated capability and professional accomplishment in the
indicated area of specialization, in the conduct or management of
scientific or engineering research and in applying research to ground
water issues. Nominations must include a resume describing the
educational and professional qualifications of the nominee and the
nominee's current address and daytime telephone number. To avoid
conflicts of interest, candidates should provide their previous
employment and any financial or other interests that could possibly be
relevant to the study.
Submission of Information
The UIC program is providing an opportunity for public involvement.
While the Agency has drafted a report on these wells, there may be
other articles or unpublished studies of which we are not aware. The
Agency would greatly appreciate receiving scientific information from
the public. The most useful documents for EPA are unpublished studies
or other primary technical sources that we may not otherwise obtain
through open literature searches. For a list of articles and studies
included in the current report, please consult http://www.epa.gov/
ogwdw/uic/cl5study.html. Also note, if you have submitted information
previously there is no need to resubmit that information.
Interested persons should provide a list briefly describing
scientific comments, analyses, studies, and other pertinent scientific
information they wish to submit. Where possible, documents should be
listed in scientific citation format, that is, author(s), title,
journal, and date. Please note that the correspondence is a Class V
Study Submission, the well subclass it pertains to, and include names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of persons to contact for additional
information on the submission. The submission should be mailed to the
aforementioned address or submitted electronically to
moreen.amber@epamail.epa.gov. Information will also be accepted on
3.5'' floppy disks.
Dated: December 28, 1998.
Elizabeth Fellows,
Acting, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water,
Environmental Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 99-233 Filed 1-6-99; 8:45 am]
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