Motor Vehicle (Class V) Waste Disposal Wells Advisor
The following system will ask you a series of questions designed
to help you:
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figure out if you have a motor vehicle waste disposal well,
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find out if you are affected by EPA’s new rule,
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understand how to comply with it if you are affected,
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find additional sources of useful information and Underground Injection
Control (UIC) Program contacts,
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pick up tips on best management practices that may save you money and reduce
your record keeping requirements.
A glossary of terms is provided.
Overview of the Regulation
In late 1999, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new rule
governing motor vehicle waste disposal wells. The rule, entitled Revisions
to the Underground Injection Control Regulations for Class V Injection
Wells, was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 64, No. 234, pp. 68546-68573
on December 7, 1999. Copies of the rule are available from the Office of
the Federal Register: 202-523-4534, or the EPA web site: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/c5imp.html.
A motor vehicle waste disposal well is one type of Class V injection
well regulated by Underground Injection Control (UIC) programs. These wells
are typically shallow disposal systems frequently located in unsewered
areas where the population is also likely to depend on ground water as
a drinking water source (approximately 86% of America’s public water systems
use ground water).
During normal vehicle repair and maintenance activities, vehicle fluids
may drip or spill or otherwise enter floor drains or sinks in service areas.
These fluids, which can introduce various toxic chemicals into sources
of drinking water, may include: engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering
fluid, brake fluid, hydraulic fluid, antifreeze, chlorinated or non-chlorinated
parts-cleaning solvents and degreasers.
Additional references are available here