Underground Injection Control in EPA Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV)

EPA Region 3 serves Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

On this page:

Public notices
Permitting and registration information
Regional guidance documents
Primary enforcement authority information
Tribal UIC
Region 3 UIC contact information

Public notices for proposed permits

Public Notice: Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Notice of Draft Permit Catalyst Energy, Inc; PAS2D015BMCK in Keating Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania

UIC permitting and registration information

Name	Email	Phone	Role
Kevin Rowsey	(rowsey.kevin@epa.gov)	(215) 814-5463	UIC Class 2 Permit Application Questions
Mark Nelson	(nelson.mark@epa.gov)	(304) 234-0286	UIC Class 5 Permitting and Rule Authorization - Virginia
Ryan Hancharick	(hancharick.ryan@epa.gov)	(215) 814-3278	UIC Class 5 Permitting and Rule Authorization - Pennsylvania
Dave Rectenwald	(rectenwald.dave@epa.gov)	(215) 814-5460	UIC Class 2 Inspection Questions or Testing Needs

Regional guidance documents

Best Management Practices - Please see the links on the "Learn More" page at right for information on best management practices in shallow underground (Class V) injection wells. Guidance documents for business types include:

Automotive Service Stations
Carwashes
Dry Cleaners
Electroplaters
Fabricated Metal Industry
Furniture Strippers
Lawn Care Establishments
Facilities using Shallow Industrial Waste Disposal Wells
Facilities using Storm Water Drainage Wells
Medical Services Facilities
Photographic Processing Establishments
Printed Circuit Board Manufacturers
Print Shops Using Shallow Industrial Waste Disposal Wells

Primacy enforcement authority information

The safe drinking water act mandates that each state must have a UIC program. Many States have been given primary enforcement responsibility (primacy) for their UIC programs. Mid-Atlantic states with primacy:

If a state does not adopt primacy of the UIC program, EPA must implement the program for the state. EPA directly implements UIC programs in:

District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Virginia

Tribal UIC

EPA Region 3 currently has 7 federally recognized tribes in the Commonwealth of Virginia:

Pamunkey
Chickahominy
Eastern Chickahominy
Upper Mattaponi
Rappahannock
Monacan Nation
Nansemond

Currently, EPA has primacy of the UIC program in all 7 federally recognized tribes.

Contact information

Mailing Address

Source Water & UIC Section (3WD22)
US EPA Region 3

Philadelphia Office

1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029

Wheeling Office

1060 Chapline Street
Wheeling, WV 26003-2995

Section Chief

James Bennett (bennett.james@epa.gov)

215-814-5469

Contacts by State

State	Name and Email	Title	Program	Address	Telephone
Delaware - State	John Rebar (john.rebar@delaware.gov)	Program Manager	Ground Water Discharges Section	89 Kings Highway Dover, DE 19901	302-739-9946
Delaware - EPA	James Bennett (bennett.james@epa.gov)	EPA State Program Manager	Source Water & UIC Section	US EPA Region 3 (3WD22) 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029	215-814-5469
Maryland - State	Tracy Rocca-Weikart (tracy.rocca-weikart@maryland.gov)	Geologist, Groundwater Discharge Permits Division	Water and Science Administration	Maryland Department of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21230	410-537-3659
Maryland - EPA	J ames Bennett (bennett.james@epa.gov)	EPA State Program Manager	Source Water & UIC Section	US EPA Region 3 (3WD22) 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029	215-814-5469
West Virginia - State Oil and Gas Related Wells - Class II and III	Taylor Brewer (charles.t.brewer@wv.gov)	Environmental Resources Program Manager	Stormwater & Groundwater/UIC Programs	West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304	304-414-1108
West Virginia - State (Class V Wells)	James Peterson (James.A.Peterson@wv.gov)	Environmental Resources Specialist	Stormwater & Groundwater/UIC Programs	West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304	304-881-2636
West Virginia - EPA	J ames Bennett (bennett.james@epa.gov)	EPA State Program Manager	Source Water & UIC Section	US EPA Region 3 (3WD22) 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029	215-814-5469

EPA Mid-Atlantic Region

District of Colombia, Pennsylvania, Virginia -EPA is the contact, not the state

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