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Underground Injection Control (UIC)
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Underground Injection Control in EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)

Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and six tribes. 

On this page:
  • Public notices 
  • UIC regulations and permitting
  • Who regulates UIC wells in Region 4
  • Tribal UIC
  • Contact information

Public notices for proposed permits

Any active Region 4 UIC public notices are listed on the Region 4 Home Page under Public Notices (https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast#public-notices) 

If you would like to be placed on the mailing list for Region 4 UIC Program Public Notices, please email R4GWUIC@epa.gov


UIC regulations and permitting

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. Please see the Who regulates UIC wells in Region 4 section for information on who is responsible for regulating UIC program in the EPA Region 4.

  • UIC regulations
  • UIC applications and reporting forms for applicants, owners and operators
  • UIC data reporting forms for primacy programs

Who regulates UIC wells in Region 4

UIC in Alabama

Who regulates UIC wells in Alabama?
Class Agency Contact Phone Number
I, III, IV and V Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)  Devin M. Jenkins
dmjenkins@adem.alabama.gov
(334) 260-4546
II Alabama Oil & Gas Board  Butch Gregory (bgregory@ogb.state.al.us) 205-247-3575
VI U.S. EPA Larry Cole
cole.larry@epa.gov
404-562-9474

UIC in Florida

Who regulates UIC wells in Florida
Class Agency Contact Phone Number
I, III, IV and V Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) 

Cindy Fischler
Cindy.fischler@floridadep.gov

850-245-8658

II U.S. EPA Region 4 Jason B. Meadows meadows.jasonb@epa.gov 404-562-9399
VI U.S. EPA Region 4 Larry Cole
cole.larry@epa.gov
404-562-9474

UIC in Georgia

Who regulates UIC Wells in Georgia
Class Agency Contact Phone Number
I, II, III, IV and V Georgia Environmental Protection Department (GA EPD)  Jeff Hopper
jeff.hopper@dnr.ga.gov
470-524-0746
VI U.S. EPA Region 4 Larry Cole cole.larry@epa.gov 404-562-9474

UIC In Kentucky

Who regulates UIC wells in Kentucky?
Class Agency Contact Phone Number
I, III, and V U.S. EPA Region 4 Jason B. Meadows 
meadows.jasonb@epa.gov
404-562-9399
II Kentucky Division of Oil and Gas 

Dennis Hatfield
Dennis.Hatfield@ky.gov

502-573-0147
IV and V U.S. EPA Region 4  Manuel López Sánchez LopezSanchez.Manuel@epa.gov 404-562-8259
VI U.S. EPA Region 4 Larry Cole
cole.larry@epa.gov
404-562-9474

UIC in Mississippi

Who regulates UIC wells in Mississippi?
Class Agency Contact Phone Number
I, III, IV and V Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)  Jimmy Sparks (jsparks@mdeq.ms.gov) 601-961-5640
II Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board (OGB) David Snodgrass (dsnodgrass@ogb.state.ms.us) 601-576-4930
VI U.S. EPA Region 4 Larry Cole
cole.larry@epa.gov
404-562-9474

UIC in North Carolina

Who Regulates UIC wells in North Carolina?
Class  Agency Contact Phone Number
I, II, III, IV and V North Carolina Department of Environment Quality (DEQ)  Michael Rogers
(michael.rogers@ncdenr.gov)
919-807-6412
VI U.S. EPA Region 4 Larry Cole
cole.larry@epa.gov
404-562-9474

UIC in South Carolina

Who regulates Wells in South Carolina?
Class  Agency Contact Phone Number
I, II, III, IV and V South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DEHC)  Courtney Milledge
milledcb@dhec.sc.gov
803-898-5609
VI U.S. EPA Region 4 Larry Cole
cole.larry@epa.gov
404-562-9474

UIC in Tennessee

Who regulates UIC wells in Tennessee?
Class Agency Contact Phone Number
I, III, IV and V Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)  Crittenden Stender crittenden.stender@tn.gov 615-532-9224
II Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)  Roxanne Riley Roxanne.Reiley@tn.gov 865-770-8812
VI U.S. EPA Region 4 Larry Cole
cole.larry@epa.gov
404-562-9474

Tribal UIC

In Region 4, EPA retains the authority to implement the UIC program for all classes of injection wells on 6 Federally recognized tribes: Catawba Indian Nation, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and Poarch Band of Creek Indians.


Contact Information

Mailing Address

GW, UIC and GIS Section
US EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
404-562-9385
Fax: 404-562-9439

Contacts by UIC Well Class

  • Class I - Jason Meadows (meadows.jasonb@epa.gov) 404-562-9399
  • Class II – Jason Meadows (meadows.jasonb@epa.gov) 404-562-9399
  • Class III – Jason Meadows (meadows.jasonb@epa.gov) 404-562-9399
  • Class IV - Manuel López Sánchez (LopezSanchez.Manuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8259
  • Class V – Manuel López Sánchez (LopezSanchez.Manuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8259
  • Class VI – Larry Cole (cole.larry@epa.gov) 404-562-9474

Contacts by Topic

  • Aquifer Exemptions - Jason Meadows (meadows.jasonb@epa.gov) 404-562-9399
  • Land Ban Exemptions - Richard Hall (hall.richard@epa.gov) 404-562-8067
  • Compliance Assistance & Enforcement (All Well Classes) – Carol Chen (chen.carol@epa.gov) 404-562-9415
  • Financial Assurance for Plugging Injection Wells – Miriam Lester (lester.miriam@epa.gov) 404-562-9292
  • Hydraulic Fracturing – Larry Cole (cole.larry@epa.gov) 404-562-9474
  • Scheduling Mechanical Integrity Tests - Larry Cole (cole.larry@epa.gov) 404-562-9474
  • Region 4 UIC Permit Writers - Manuel López Sánchez (LopezSanchez.Manuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8259; Sam Yun (Yun.Samuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8909 

EPA Point of Contact for Region 4 States

  • Alabama - Larry Cole (cole.larry@epa.gov) 404-562-9474
  • Florida - Jason Meadows (meadows.jasonb@epa.gov) 404-562-9399
  • Georgia - Manuel López Sánchez (LopezSanchez.Manuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8259
  • Kentucky - Jason Meadows (meadows.jasonb@epa.gov) 404-562-9399
  • Mississippi - Sam Yun (Yun.Samuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8909 
  • North Carolina - Sam Yun (Yun.Samuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8909 
  • South Carolina - Jason Meadows (meadows.jasonb@epa.gov) 404-562-9399
  • Tennessee - Manuel López Sánchez (LopezSanchez.Manuel@epa.gov) 404-562-8259
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Last updated on April 12, 2023
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