Underground Injection Well Class III |
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Class III well, under the federal Underground Injection Control (UIC) program promulgated under Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq (2003), a well that injects fluids for extraction of minerals, including solution mining of minerals. The term includes any well used in:
This category includes only in situ production from ore bodies that have not been conventionally mined. Wells used for solution mining, such as stope leaching, are classified as Class V wells; or
(c) In situ mining of salts, trona, or potash;
Class III UIC wells in South Dakota are regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For more details on EPA's requirements please contact Douglas Minter at (303) 312-6079 . |
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For more information contact Brian Walsh at (605) 773-3296 or E-mail
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