Cooperative Extension 

College of Agricultural Sciences 

Shale Webinar Series 

Underground Injection Control 

Program 

January 22, 2015 1:00-2:00 PM 

Karen Johnson, Chief Ground Water & Enforcement Branch, 

Philadelphia Regional Office, EPA 

Dan Brockett, Moderator 

Penn State Extension Marcellus Education Team 

Penn State Extension 
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•Jan 22 

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•Mar 19 

Shale Webinar Series 

Underground Injection Control Program, Karen Johnson, Chief Ground 

Water & Enforcement Branch, Philadelphia Regional Office, EPA 

The Fracking-water Nexus: Issues encountered by Industry, Dr. Terry 

Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University 

Natural Gas Liquids: From Wellhead to Fractionation, 

Dan Brockett, Educator, Penn State Extension Marcellus Education Team 

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Energy Policy Act 2005 

Congress revisited SDWA definition of "underground injection" and 

exempted hydraulic fracturing except when diesel fuel is used (Section 

1421 (d)(1 )(B)): 

In February 2014 EPA released an interpretive memorandum and Technical 

Guidance containing recommendations for EPA permit writers to consider in 

implementing these UIC Class II requirements 

Purpose of the memorandum and technical guidance: 

-To explain that any owner or operator who injects diesel fuels in HF for oil or 

gas extraction must obtain a UIC Class II permit before injection; 

-To explain the agency's interpretation of the SDWA statutory term "diesel 

fuels" for permitting purposes; and, 

-To describe existing UIC Class II program requirements for permitting 

underground injection of diesel fuels in HF and to provide recommendations for 

the EPA's permit writers to consider in implementing these requirements to 

ensure protection of underground sources of drinking water (USDWs). 


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