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Aquifer Exemption From SDWA Requirements Allowed
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1992.tb07333.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , safe drinking water act , environmental science , waste management , tax exemption , groundwater , law , engineering , water quality , political science , geotechnical engineering , ecology , biology
In 1983, Nebraska exempted 3,000 acres of the Basal Chadron aquifer from the state's underground injection control program. The state petitioned the USEPA for approval, as was required by the Safe Drinking Water Act. The exemption was sought to permit injection process mining of uranium ore deposits in the aquifer. Initially the USEPA approved an exemption for 6.7 acres as a pilot project. When the project was completed, the USEPA approved the state's request for an exemption of all 3,000 acres.