When Are Storm Water Discharges Regulated as Class V Wells?
This new fact sheet clarifies when shallow wells, dry wells, and other storm water best management practices may be regulated by EPA’s Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The fact sheet seeks to raise the awareness of stormwater managers of the need to protect vulnerable underground sources of drinking water as they design and approve best management practices to control storm water runoff to surface waters. To view this fact sheet or for more information on EPA’s Underground Injection Control program, visit www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/classv.html. For information on EPA’s Storm Water program, visit www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater.
