{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-148.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 148.1","heading":"Purpose, scope and applicability.","body":"(a) This part identifies wastes that are restricted from disposal into Class I wells and defines those circumstances under which a waste, otherwise prohibited from injection, may be injected.\n(b) The requirements of this part apply to owners or operators of Class I hazardous waste injection wells used to inject hazardous waste.\n(c) Wastes otherwise prohibited from injection may continue to be injected:\n(1) If an extension from the effective date of a prohibition has been granted pursuant to § 148.4 with respect to such wastes; or\n(2) If an exemption from a prohibition has been granted in response to a petition filed under § 148.20 to allow injection of restricted wastes with respect to those wastes and wells covered by the exemption; or\n(3) If the waste is generated by a conditionally exempt small quantity generator, as defined in § 261.5; or\n(d) Wastes that are hazardous only because they exhibit a hazardous characteristic, and which are otherwise prohibited under this part, or part 268 of this chapter, are not prohibited if the wastes:\n(1) Are disposed into a nonhazardous or hazardous injection well as defined under 40 CFR § 146.6(a); and\n(2) Do not exhibit any prohibited characteristic of hazardous waste identified in 40 CFR part 261, subpart C at the point of injection.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER D—WATER PROGRAMS","PART 148—HAZARDOUS WASTE INJECTION RESTRICTIONS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"b84fe68b31172262f31096d680649cd88ed6c2566ba2326c54337936980c4962","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-147.3400","next":"us/40-cfr-148.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}