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Committee approves updated injection-well rules; prohibits new agricultural drainage injection wells
Summary
The House Resources and Conservation Committee approved revised rules for Class 5 injection wells designed to protect groundwater and preserve state primacy under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
The House Resources and Conservation Committee on Feb. 6 approved revised administrative rules governing Class 5 injection wells, the Idaho Department of Water Resources said during the hearing.
Eric Bowe, Water Compliance Bureau chief and rules regulation officer for the Idaho Department of Water Resources, told the committee the rulemaking “offers a set of procedures and minimum standards for the construction and use of injection wells to ensure that they are constructed and operated in a manner that is protective of the ground water resources and public health.” He told members the changes are needed to maintain state primacy for regulation of Class 5 injection wells under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and to align state definitions with CFR 144.1.
The pending rule reorganizes multiple sections for readability and modifies several definitions, including "endangerment" and…
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