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Underground Injection Control (UIC)
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Underground Injection Control in EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO and NE)

EPA Region 7 serves Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine tribal nations.

On this page:
  • Recent Permits
  • Permitting and Registration Information 
  • Regional Guidance Documents
  • Primary Enforcement Authority Information
  • Tribal UIC
  • Contact Information

Recent UIC Permits

Public Notices for draft UIC permitting decisions in EPA Region 7 that are open for public comment are available on EPA's website (under Safe Drinking Water Act). Links to related Fact Sheets can be found in the online Public Notices.

Draft Permits Open for Public Comment:

City of Waukee Aquifer Storage and Recovery Draft Permit - UIC Permit Number: IAS049210002.(PDF)(14 pp, 182 K, 3/27/23, About PDF)

City of Ankeny Aquifer Storage and Recovery Well #3 Draft Permit - UIC Permit Number: IAS153210006.(PDF)(14 pp, 183 K, 3/27/23, About PDF)

Final Permits:

Des Moines Water Works Army Post Road Aquifer Storage and Recover Final Permit - UIC Permit Number: IAS153210005 (PDF)(14 pp, 700 K, 10/12/18, About PDF)

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC Final Permit - UIC Permit Number: IAS1152D0003 (PDF)(16 pp, 2 MB, 12/7/2018, About PDF)


UIC Permitting and Registration Information

EPA Region 7 currently administers the UIC Program in Iowa and on tribal holdings within Region 7.  Per 40 CFR Section 144.26, all owners or operators of an injection well in these areas are required to notify the UIC Program Director of the existence of the well and to provide inventory information. Most injection wells in Iowa and on tribal holdings within Region 7 fall under the Class V category, and are allowed to operate as "rule authorized" without the need of a permit, as long as the necessary inventory information has been submitted. The following is a list of Class V injection wells that only need to submit inventory information to EPA Region 7: cesspools, drainage wells, dry wells, non-commercial heat pump return flow wells, and septic systems (with the capacity to serve 20 or more persons a day).

The EPA Region 7 Shallow Injection Well Registration Form may be used to provide EPA Region 7 with the required inventory information, and may be submitted to r7_uic_program@epa.gov. If you are uncertain if your well has been previously registered, or are currently operating or plan to install a Class V well not mentioned above, please contact us by email or phone using the contact information provided below.

Information on Region 7 authorization of subsurface remediation projects may be found online.

For information on requirements in Iowa pertaining to Class I, II, III, VI or Class V injection wells not mentioned above, please contact the EPA Region 7 UIC Program by email at r7_uic_program@epa.gov or by phone using the contact information provided below.

Questions regarding the UIC Program or its requirements in Iowa may also be submitted to r7_uic_program@epa.gov or via phone using the contact information provided below.

In addition to contacting EPA Region 7 regarding injection well activities, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Water Quality Bureau must be contacted for review of injection activites in the state of Iowa, and may require a state-issued permit or other form of state approval. IDNR rules and regulations relevant to injection well activities can be found at the following websites:

  • IDNR Groundwater Protection Rule
  • Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 62: Effluent and Pretreatment Standards: Other Effluent Limitations or Prohibitions - Section 62.1(8) a through f
  • Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 64: Wastewater Construction and Operation Permits

Regional Guidance Documents

None at this time.


Primary Enforcement Authority Information

UIC in Kansas

Who regulates Class II UIC wells in Kansas
Name Agency E-Mail Phone Number
Ryan A. Hoffman Kansas Corporation Commission r.hoffman@kcc.ks.gov 316-337-6200
Todd Bryant Kansas Corporation Commission t.bryant@kcc.ks.gov 316-337-6234

Who regulates Class I, III, IV, and V UIC wells in Kansas

Name Agency E-Mail Phone Number
Alexandria Lane Kansas Department of Health and Environment alexandria.lane@ks.gov 785-230-0741

UIC in Missouri

Who regulates UIC wells in Missouri
Name Agency E-Mail Phone Number
Sherri Stoner Missouri Department of Natural Resources sherri.stoner@dnr.mo.gov 573-368-2131

UIC in Nebraska

Who regulates Class II UIC wells in Nebraska
Name Agency E-Mail Phone Number
Stan Belieu Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission sbelieu@nogcc.ne.gov 308-254-6919
Todd Boesiger Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission tboesiger@nogcc.ne.gov 308-254-6919
Who regulates Class I, III, IV and V UIC wells in Nebraska
Name Agency E-Mail Phone Number
Dave Miesbach Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality david.miesbach@nebraska.gov 402-471-4982
Amanda Osborn Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality amanda.osborn@nebraska.gov 402-471-4290

UIC in Iowa

Who regulates UIC wells in Iowa
Name Agency E-Mail Phone Number
Ben Meissner Environmental Protection Agency meissner.benjamin@epa.gov 913-551-7992

Tribal UIC

Who regulates UIC wells on tribal holdings in Region 7

Name Agency E-Mail Phone Number
Ben Meissner Environmental Protection Agency meissner.benjamin@epa.gov 913-551-7992

Contact Information

Mailing Address:

Attention: Iowa UIC Program Coordinator
Groundwater and Drinking Water Branch
Water Division
U.S. EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa, KS 66219

Supervisor Mike Beringer, beringer.michael@epa.gov, 913-551-7351

Region 7 UIC Program Contacts

  • Ben Meissner, meissner.benjamin@epa.gov, 913-551-7992
  • Marina Mahler, mahler.marina@epa.gov, 913-551-7008
  • Underground Injection Control Home
  • Class I Industrial and Municipal Waste Disposal Wells
  • Class II Oil and Gas Related Injection Wells
  • Class III Injection Wells for Solution Mining
  • Class IV Shallow Hazardous and Radioactive Injection Wells
  • Class V Wells for Injection of Non-Hazardous Fluids into or Above Underground Sources of Drinking Water
  • Class VI Wells Used for Geologic Sequestration of CO2
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Last updated on June 4, 2023
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