Goes beyond the minimum required by state and federal environmental standards. Qualifying businesses receive a Certificate of Recognition, a printed color display for use in waiting rooms or at cashier stands, window decals, and the rights to use the EcoStar logo in their advertising for the award period. Each winner is also profiled in a press release distributed throughout the state to newspapers and trade magazines. My business is on a septic system. Groundwater is vulnerable to contamination from the disposal of certain fluids by way of shallow injection wells.
Domestic wastewater refers to liquid wastes from kitchen and bathrooms.
So, I have a shallow injection well. If your business is connected to a shallow injection well, be prepared to be contacted by the EPA s UIC Program. According to John Wardell, Director of the EPA - Montana Office, the UIC Program is focusing on commercial businesses which may be potential contamination sources. The EPA - Montana Office, the administering agency for the UIC Program in Montana, will be sending a letter and inventory request form to businesses with shallow injection wells. If you qualify, you may be required to obtain a UIC permit from the EPA, or stop using your injection well.