Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
In re Windfall Oil & Gas, Inc.

Ms. Darlene Marshall (“Petitioner”) petitions the Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) to review an Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) permit that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 (“Region”) reissued to Windfall Oil & Gas, Inc. (“Windfall”) in December 2020. The permit was issued pursuant to Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300h through 300h-8, and the UIC implementing regulations codified at Title 40 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, parts 124 and 144 through 148.

In re Muskegon Development Co.

Mr. Emerson Joseph Addison III petitions the Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) to review an Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) permit that Region 5 (“Region”) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reissued to Muskegon Development Company (“Muskegon”). The reissued permit authorizes Muskegon to convert an existing oil production well in Clare County, Michigan, called the “Holcomb 1-22” well, for injection of fresh water to enhance oil recovery from Muskegon’s other nearby production wells.

In re Jordan Development Co., L.L.C.

Mr. Emerson J. Addison, Dr. Ronald J. Kruske, D.D.S., Ms. Amy Kruske, and Ms. Jennifer Springstead each petition the Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) to review an Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class II permit that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (“Region”) issued to Jordan Development Company, L.L.C. (“Jordan”) in October 2018. The permit authorizes Jordan to convert an existing oil production well in Gladwin County, Michigan, for injection of brine, a byproduct of oil and natural gas drilling activities.

In re Muskegon Development Co.

Mr. Emerson Joseph Addison III petitions the Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) to review an Underground Injection Control Class II Permit (“Permit”) that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (“Region”) issued to Muskegon Development Company (“Muskegon”) on July 3, 2018. The Permit authorizes Muskegon to convert an existing oil production well in Clare County, Michigan, for injection of fresh water to enhance oil recovery from Muskegon’s other nearby oil production wells.

H.R. 8310
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
McKinley
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-W. Va.
Issue
9
Volume
52
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H5940

would amend the SDWA to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a state underground injection control program.

S. 4081
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Sponsor Name
Baldwin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Wis.
Issue
6
Volume
52
Update Issue
13
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. S2153

would amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a grant program to assist with the purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products.

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