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Public Notice: Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Notice of Draft Permit EnerVest Operating, LLC, VAS2D955BBUC

Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Notice of Draft Permit EnerVest Operating, LLC, VAS2D955BBUC
How to Comment
Comments Due
December 8, 2025

You may comment on the proposed action in writing, using Email, Phone or mail. Submit comments to: Ryan Hancharick, Source Water & UIC Section, U.S. EPA Region 3. Comments must be received by December 8, 2025. 

Email: R3_UIC_Mailbox@epa.gov

Phone: 215-814-3278

Mail: Ryan Hancharick, Source Water & UIC Section, U.S. EPA Region 3, 1600 JFK BLVD, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Publish Date
November 6, 2025

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Atlantic Region (EPA), announced on November 6, 2025, the reissuance of a draft permit to EnerVest Operating, LLC of Clintwood, Virginia. This permit authorizes the construction and operation of a UIC Class IID disposal injection well, 900146 SWD, located in the Nora and Oakwood Fields in the Prater District, Buchanan County, Virginia. 

Tentative Public Hearing 

EPA has scheduled a tentative virtual public hearing for December 8, 2025. An in-person hearing will not take place. The call-in and log-in information for the virtual meeting is listed below: 

Call-in Number: (484) 352-3221 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time 

Conference ID: 214 718 450#  

MS Teams Link: https://msteams.link/YDRR  

The EPA will hold the virtual public hearing only if the EPA receives requests from the public to do so. Requests to hold this public hearing must be received by the EPA via email or telephone by December 1, 2025. When requesting a public hearing, please state the nature of the issues you propose to raise. The EPA expressly reserves the right to cancel this hearing unless a significant degree of public interest is evidenced by December 1, 2025 

There is no need to register in advance for the virtual hearing. Attendees may utilize MS Teams by calling via telephone or entering the URL into a web browser. Participants who want to supply written or printed materials can do so using the information listed below.  

General Notice 

If you would like to be added to a general mailing list for notice of any UIC permitting actions in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington D.C., please notify the EPA of your interest in being added to the list by sending an email to R3_UIC_Mailbox@epa.gov with the email address you would like the EPA to use for notice to you. Please specify if you are interested in permitting actions in all three jurisdictions (Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington D.C.) or only in particular jurisdiction(s). If you don’t have access to email, you may also send a request to be included on the list to the physical address listed below. 

Administrative Record 

The Administrative Record for the draft Permit is available for public review. All data submitted by the Permittee in support of the draft Permit, unless deemed confidential, is included in the Administrative Record. The Administrative Record can be requested by contacting the EPA staff listed on this notice. 

Applicants or Respondents

EnerVest Operating, LLC

809 Happy Valley Drive
Clintwood, VA 24228
United States

Permit Number
VAS2D955BBUC

Related Documents

  • Administrative Record Index (pdf) (82.34 KB)
    Administrative Record Index
  • Draft Permit (pdf) (1.45 MB)
    Draft Permit
  • Permit Application (pdf) (30.96 MB)
    Permit Application
  • Public Notice (pdf) (105.01 KB)
    Public Notice
  • Statement of Basis (pdf) (190.18 KB)
    Statement of Basis
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Last updated on November 6, 2025
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