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40 CFR §146.9

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In determining priorities for setting times for owners or operators to submit applications for authorization to inject under the procedures of § 144.31 (a), (c), (g) or § 144.22(f), the Director shall base these priorities upon consideration of the following factors:
  1. (a)Injection wells known or suspected to be contaminating underground sources of drinking water;
  2. (b)Injection wells known to be injecting fluids containing hazardous contaminants;
  3. (c)Likelihood of contamination of underground sources of drinking water;
  4. (d)Potentially affected population;
  5. (e)Injection wells violating existing State requirements;
  6. (f)Coordination with the issuance of permits required by other State or Federal permit programs;
  7. (g)Age and depth of the injection well; and
  8. (h)Expiration dates of existing State permits, if any.