{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-146.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 146.9","heading":"Criteria for establishing permitting priorities.","body":"In determining priorities for setting times for owners or operators to submit applications for authorization to inject under the procedures of § 144.31 (a), (c), (g) or § 144.22(f), the Director shall base these priorities upon consideration of the following factors:\n(a) Injection wells known or suspected to be contaminating underground sources of drinking water;\n(b) Injection wells known to be injecting fluids containing hazardous contaminants;\n(c) Likelihood of contamination of underground sources of drinking water;\n(d) Potentially affected population;\n(e) Injection wells violating existing State requirements;\n(f) Coordination with the issuance of permits required by other State or Federal permit programs;\n(g) Age and depth of the injection well; and\n(h) Expiration dates of existing State permits, if any.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER D—WATER PROGRAMS","PART 146—UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM: CRITERIA AND STANDARDS","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"76827403b2599b929b37c1c1a0c52d4548ba0d866c4db060bc6fcb5013169711","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-146.8","next":"us/40-cfr-146.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}