The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program issues Permits to Construct and Permits to Operate to facilities that intend to emplace fluids into the subsurface by means of an injection well. The regulations set forth specific requirements for controlling underground injection in the state and include provisions for: The classification and regulation of injection wells Prohibiting unauthorized…, What is an injection well?, An injection well is any excavation that is cored, bored, drilled, jetted, dug or otherwise constructed, the depth of which is greater than its largest surface dimension used to inject fluids into the subsurface. An injection well may also be any dug hole with a depth that is greater than the largest surface dimension. Also included are improved sinkholes or subsurface fluid distribution systems., Injection wells are divided into five classifications:, Class I: These are wells used to inject industrial disposal wastes, sewage and other non-hazardous or non-radioactive wastes generated by municipalities, and wells used by generators of hazardous waste. These wells are prohibited in the state. Class II: Wells used to inject fluids which are brought to the surface in connection with conventional oil or natural gas production. These fluids may be…, Law(s), The Pollution Control Act (Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the 1976 Code of Laws), Regulations, Regulation 61-87, Underground Injection Control Regulations Federal Underground Injection Control Regulations, 40 CFR 144-146, Permitting, ePermitting is Live ePermitting Online Services ePermitting Training - Underground Injection Control Underground Injection Control Permit Application and Instructions Underground Injection Control (UIC) Guidance Document The following informative session presentation was delivered to the UIC regulated community regarding the permitting process on February, 26 2020: UIC Informative Session…, Contact, Gina Carney 803-898-3298 Email: UIC@des.sc.gov
