40 CFR 144.24: Class V wells.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40—Protection of Environment
- CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- SUBCHAPTER D—WATER PROGRAMS
- PART 144—UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM
- Subpart C—Authorization of Underground Injection by Rule
(a) A Class V injection well is authorized by rule, subject to the conditions in § 144.84
(b) Duration of well authorization by rule. Well authorization under this section expires upon the effective date of a permit issued pursuant to § 144.25, § 144.31, § 144.33 or § 144.34, or upon proper closure of the well.
(c) Prohibition of injection. An owner or operator of a well which is authorized by rule pursuant to this section is prohibited from injecting into the well:
(1) Upon the effective date of an applicable permit denial;
(2) Upon failure to submit a permit application in a timely manner pursuant to § 144.25 or § 144.31;
(3) Upon failure to submit inventory information in a timely manner pursuant to § 144.26; or
(4) Upon failure to comply with a request for information in a timely manner pursuant to § 144.27.
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