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Committee adopts updated injection-well rules; new standards aim to enable recycled-water injection under safeguards
Summary
The Senate committee approved updated injection-well rules (docket 3703032301) that reorganize standards, align definitions with state and DEQ rules, and add a framework for potential injection of recycled municipal or industrial water into aquifers under protective standards.
The Idaho Senate Resources and Environment Committee approved revised rules and minimum standards for the construction and use of injection wells (docket 3703032301), a department official said, including a new framework addressing the quality standards for recycled water derived from municipal or industrial wastewater.
Eric Boe, Water Compliance Bureau Chief and Rules Regulation Officer for the Idaho Department of Water Resources, told the committee the rules are intended “to ensure they are constructed and operated in a manner that is both protective of our groundwater resources and public health.” He said the injection-well chapter is necessary…
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