Underground Injection Control (UIC)

Underground Injection Control in Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, MP, GU)

At this time, EPA Region 9 may face delays in processing paper UIC permit applications due to precautions being taken during the current COVID-19 pandemic. If you plan on submitting a permit application for an EPA-issued permit, please refer to the Contact Information section below and contact EPA Region 9 staff via email, telephone/voicemail, or other electronic means before submitting paper documents to EPA.

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State-Specific Efforts
Permitting and Registration Information
Tribal UIC
Contact Information

State-Specific Efforts

Permitting and Registration Information

Permits in Region 9
Register Injection Wells (online form)
Register any class of injection well using this online inventory form.

Tribal UIC

Tribal Wastewater

Final Rulemaking for the Navajo Nation Class II Underground Injection Control Program

Final Rule With Related Documents and Comments

Contact Information

David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov)
U.S. EPA, Region 9
Manager, Groundwater Protection Section, WTR-4-2
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3971

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Contact for EPA UIC Staff and Regional Partners in the Pacific Southwest
Area	EPA Contacts	State/Tribal Partnerships Contacts
Arizona	Nancy Rumrill (rumrill.nancy@epa.gov) (415) 972-3293	Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Groundwater Protection Program (602) 771-2322 or (602) 771-4362
California	Deep Wells David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov) (415) 972-3971 Shallow Wells Leslie Greenberg (greenberg.leslie@epa.gov) (415) 972-3349	California Geologic Energy Management Divison (CalGEM) Class II Primacy and Geothermal State Water Resources Control Board
Guam	David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov) (415) 972-3971	Guam Environmental Protection Agency Water Resources Program
Hawaii	Large Capacity Cesspool Project Kate Rao (rao.kate@epa.gov) (415) 972-3533	Department of Health, Safe Drinking Water Branch Safe Drinking Water Branch (808) 586-4258 Department of Health, Wastewater Branch Wastewater Branch (808) 586-4294
Navajo Nation	Dave Basinger (basinger.david@epa.gov) (415) 972-3506	Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Underground Injection Control Program
Nevada	Leslie Greenberg (greenberg.leslie@epa.gov) (415) 972-3349	Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Underground Injection Control Program
Northern Mariana Islands	David Albright (albright.david@epa.gov) (415) 972-3971	CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality
Tribes	Leslie Greenberg (greenberg.leslie@epa.gov) (415) 972-3349	N/A
All Other Region 9 UIC Inventory Questions	r9iWells@epa.gov	N/A

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