GROUND
WATER PROTECTION COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 03-1
REGARDING THE CLASS V
PROGRAM
WHEREAS,
the USEPA finalized Federal minimum rule revisions to the UIC Regulations for
Class V Wells (64 FR 68545-68575)
WHEREAS,
the rule calls for revisions to State Class V regulations to maintain minimum
requirements under the revised rule, and
WHEREAS,
such changes are considered “significant rule changes.”
WHEREAS,
the State-specific requirements for the implementation of the revised rule will
require additional resources, and
WHEREAS,
the USEPA has performance expectations for States to complete Class V well
inventories, and
WHEREAS,
federal funding for state UIC programs has remained at $10.5 million since 1988,
and
WHEREAS,
no additional resources are being directed to States for adoption and
implementation of rule revisions or Class V inventories, and
WHEREAS,
the GWPC is an association of State regulators of Class V UIC programs, now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
that the GWPC encourages Congress & the USEPA to direct additional resources
to States for the purpose of implementing the Class V UIC Program.
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September 17, 2003__________
Passed
by the Board
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Attest
Michel
J. Paque, Secretary