§146.51. Applicability.
40 C.F.R. § 146.51
This subpart sets forth criteria and standards for underground injection control programs to regulate all injection not regulated in subparts B, C, D, and E.
Generally, wells covered by this subpart inject non-hazardous fluids into or above formations that contain underground sources of drinking water. It includes all wells listed in § 146.5(e) but is not limited to those types of injection wells.
It also includes wells not covered in Class IV that inject radioactive material listed in 10 CFR part 20, appendix B, table II, column 2.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[45 FR 42500, June 24, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 5001, Feb. 3, 1982]
Authority
Authority: Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
Source
Source: 45 FR 42500, June 24, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[45 FR 42500, June 24, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 5001, Feb. 3, 1982]