In re West Bay Exploration Co.

Case Number
UIC Appeal No. 15-03
ELR Citation
47 ELR 41391

Mr. Peter Bormuth petitions for review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5’s decision to issue a permit for the underground injection of waste in Jackson County, Michigan. Region 5 granted the permit to the West Bay Exploration Company under the Underground Injection Control Program, Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SWDA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 300h - 300h-8. Mr. Bormuth argues that Region 5 is mistaken in its claim that several geological formations will confine the injected waste.