EPA Region 5 serves Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 35 tribes.

• Public Notices and Current Actions
• Contact information
• Who regulates UIC wells in my state?
• Regional guidance documents
• Tribal UIC

Public Notices and Current Actions

• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class I Permits IN-051-1I-0001, -0002, and -0003: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC.(Gibson County, Ind.)
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class II Permit MI-135-2D-0047: Merit Energy Company (Oscoda County, Mich.)”
  • Comment period ends April 9, 2018
• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class I Permit Modifications MI-163-1W-C010 and -C011: Environmental Geo-Technology, LLC.(Wayne County, Mich.)
• Public Hearing: on draft UIC Class I Permit MI-165-1I-0002: Wexford Water Technologies, LLC (Wexford County, Mich.)
  • Public Hearing on March 21, 2018
  • Second comment period ends March 23, 2018
• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class I Permit MI-105-1I-0003: Occidental Chemical Corporation. (Mason County, Mich.)
• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class II Permit MI-129-2R-0042: Muskegon Development Company.( Ogemaw County, Mich.)
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class I Permit MI-091-1I-0002: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Lenawee County, Mich.)
  • Comment period ends December 27, 2017
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class I Permits IN-051-1I-0001, -0002, AND -0003: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC(Gibson County, Ind.)
  • Comment period ends December 8, 2017
• Public Hearing on UIC Class I Permit modifications MI-163-1W-C010 AND -C011: Environmental Geo-Technologies, LLC (Wayne County, Mich.)
  • Second comment period ends December 6, 2017
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class I Permit MI-165-1I-0002: Wexford Water Technologies, LLC (Wexford County, Mich.)
  • Comment period ends November 22, 2017
• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class I Permits MI-163-1I-0001, -0002, and -0003: Sunoco Partners Marketing and Terminals, LP.(Wayne County, Mich.)
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class II Permit MI-051-2D-0031: Jordan Development Company, LLC (Gladwin County, Mich.)
  • Comment period ends October 31, 2017
• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class I Permits MI-133-1I-0004, -0005, and -0006: Michigan Potash Operating, LLC.(Osceola County, Mich.)
• Public Hearing and UIC Class II Permit MI-125-2R-0003: Energex Petroleum Inc. (Oakland County, Mich.)
  • Public Hearing on October 12, 2017
  • Comment period ends October 19, 2017
• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class II Permit MI-039-2R-A002: Dart Oil & Gas Corporation.(Crawford County, Mich.)
• Public Notice: Proposed Class I Permit MI-105-1I-0003: Occidental Chemical Corporation (Mason County, Mich.)
  • Comment period ends October 2, 2017
• Response to Comments and Final UIC Class II Permit MI-039-2R-0028: BreitBurn Operating L.P.(Crawford County, Mich.)
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class II permit MI-035-2R-0034: Muskegon Development Company (Clare County, Mich.)
  • Comment period extended to August 18, 2017
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class I Permitss MI-091-1I-0001 and -0002: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Lenawee County, Mich.)
  • Comment period ends August 23, 2017
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class II Permit MI-129-2R-0042: Muskegon Development Company (Ogemaw County, Mich.)
  •  Comment period ends August 1, 2017
• Public Notice: Public Hearing and UIC Class II Permit MI-035-2R-0034: Muskegon Development Company (Clare County, Mich.)
• Public Notice: Draft UIC Class I Modified Permits MI-163-1W-C010 and -C011: Environmental Geo-Technologies, LLC (Wayne County, Mich.)
  • Comment period ends July 18, 2017
• Public Notice: Response to Comments and Final UIC Class II Permit MI-107-2D-0013: W. B. Osborn Oil & Gas Operations (Mecosta County, Mich.)

• Past UIC Public Notices and Actions in Region 5

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  Contact information

  US EPA Region 5
  Mail Code WU-16J
  77 W. Jackson Blvd.
  Chicago, IL 60604-3590
  Fax: 312-886-4235

  Branch Chief Steve Jann (jann.stephen@epa.gov) 312-886-2446
  Section 1 Chief Lisa Perenchio (perenchio.lisa@epa.gov) 312-886-6593
  Section 2 Chief Dana Rzeznik (rzeznik.dana@epa.gov) 312-353-6492

  Contacts by Topic

• Class I Well Permitting/Land Ban Exemptions – Andrew Greenhagen (greenhagen.andrew@epa.gov) 312-353-7648
• Class II Contact – Anna Miller (miller.anna@epa.gov) 312-886-7060
• Class III Contact – Janette E. Hansen (hansen.janette@epa.gov) 312-886-0241
• Class IV & Class V Wells Inventory/Closure - Ross Micham (micham.ross@epa.gov) 312-886-4237
• Class V Well Inspections & Outreach – Eva-Marie Rowe (rowe.eva@epa.gov) 312-353-0829
• Class VI Permitting/Carbon Sequestration/Climate Change – Jeffrey McDonald (mcdonald.jeffrey@epa.gov) 312-353-6288
• Land Ban Exemptions – Jeffrey Wawczak (wawczak.jeffrey@epa.gov) 312-886-1988
• Compliance Assistance & Enforcement (All Well Classes) – Ray Urchel (urchel.raymond@epa.gov) 312-353-6292
• Scheduling Mechanical Integrity Tests - Jeffrey McDonald (mcdonald.jeffrey@epa.gov) 312-353-6288
• Michigan Class V Inspector -  Robert Julianus (rejulianus@gmail.com)   269-330-6303 203 W. Franklin Street, Otsego, Michigan 49078
• Michigan Class V Inspector Mary Ann Heidemann (mamaphd@frontier.com)   989-351-9700 136 South First Street, Rogers City, Michigan 49779

Regional guidance documents

• EPA Region 5 Technical Guidance for Deep Injection Wells
• EPA Region 5 Technical Guidance for Shallow Injection Wells
• EPA Region 5 Example Permit Application & Other Permit Documents
• Region 5 UIC Transfer of Ownership Requirements
• Region 5 Wellbore Schematic Spreadsheet (XLS)(1 pg, 24 K, September 1999) (spreadsheet file to submit with Plugging and Abandonment Plan)
• Region 5 Class V Inventory Sheet and instructions

• Conducting and Reporting Unwitnessed Part I Mechanical Integrity Tests

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Who regulates UIC wells in my state? 

UIC in Illinois

UIC in Indiana

UIC in Michigan

For questions about any of the six classes of injection wells in Michigan, contact the EPA Region 5 UIC program. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality also enforces its own set of rules for injection wells in Michigan independent of but in coordination with the federal UIC program.

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Minnesota

For questions about any of the six classes of injection wells in Minnesota, contact the EPA Region 5 UIC program.

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Ohio

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Wisconsin

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Tribal UIC

No tribal agency in EPA Region 5 has direct implementation. For questions about any of the six classes of injection wells on tribal lands in Region 5 states, contact the EPA Region 5 UIC program.

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