UIC (Underground Injection Control) Rules Sample Clauses

UIC (Underground Injection Control) Rules. Public UICs are not allowed. When decommissioning a UIC, follow the permit process through DEQ. The City of Madras Water Department is dependent on groundwater sources (Opal Springs and City ▇▇▇▇▇) to supply the drinking water system. The City’s groundwater resource is an extremely valuable asset considering the expense that would be involved in acquiring, treating, and distributing surface water. The injection of pollutants (such as heavy metals, toxic organics, volatile organic compounds, nutrients, pesticides, salts, and organics) that are common in stormwater, mobile through the unsaturated soil zone, and persistent in groundwater has the potential to contaminate groundwater sources. Drinking water suppliers are at risk of losing the use of their ▇▇▇▇▇ due to contamination associated with use of Class V injection systems (e.g. sumps and drywells, refer to DEQ website for more information). In an effort to protect groundwater resources statewide and comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Oregon DEQ has adopted a policy on underground injection control. This policy classifies types of infiltration facilities and requires permitting of many facility types. Consult the DEQ water quality website (▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇) or the Bend DEQ office (541-388-6146) for more information. Private developers utilizing/designing infiltration facilities must demonstrate they have complied with the DEQ’s UIC rules and provide evidence of compliance with DEQ’s approval and permit.