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EPA Region 9 UIC program context for Guam: service area, SDWA authority, scope, federal permit classes

Record

p10-gu-rec-01

State

US-GU

Category

requirements · uic_program_context

Status

collected

Period

current

Quality

Unreviewed

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

USGU-EPA-R9-UIC-CONTEXT

Fields

authority

Injection wells are regulated by the EPA under the authority of the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program, as provided for by Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

federal permits

Federal permits are required for all Class I, II, III, VI wells, and some Class V wells.

injection def

"Injection" includes seeping, flowing, leaching, and pumping, with or without added pressure.

scope

The UIC Program regulates the subsurface injection of waste fluids below, into and above underground sources of drinking water (USDWs).

serving

Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations

Evidence

1. serving: Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
   https://archive.epa.gov/region9/water/archive/web/html/uic.html · archive page header (verbatim in evidence/p10-gu-extracts.txt) · source p10-gu-src-04 · visit p10-gu-visit-08
2. authority: Injection wells are regulated by the EPA under the authority of the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program, as provided for by Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
   https://archive.epa.gov/region9/water/archive/web/html/uic.html · archive page body, regulation paragraph (verbatim in evidence/p10-gu-extracts.txt) · source p10-gu-src-04 · visit p10-gu-visit-08
3. scope: The UIC Program regulates the subsurface injection of waste fluids below, into and above underground sources of drinking water (USDWs).
   https://archive.epa.gov/region9/water/archive/web/html/uic.html · archive page body, program paragraph (verbatim in evidence/p10-gu-extracts.txt) · source p10-gu-src-04 · visit p10-gu-visit-08
4. injection def: "Injection" includes seeping, flowing, leaching, and pumping, with or without added pressure.
   https://archive.epa.gov/region9/water/archive/web/html/uic.html · archive page body, program paragraph (verbatim in evidence/p10-gu-extracts.txt) · source p10-gu-src-04 · visit p10-gu-visit-08
5. federal permits: Federal permits are required for all Class I, II, III, VI wells, and some Class V wells.
   https://www.epa.gov/uic/r9-uic-permits · current R9 permits page, About section (verbatim in evidence/p10-gu-extracts.txt) · source p10-gu-src-05 · visit p10-gu-visit-09

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p10-gu. Still missing: guam delegation sentence, guam permit counts, class v inventory.