The UIC program for Class I, II, III, IV, and V wells in the State of Louisiana, except those wells on Indian lands, is the program administered by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources approved by EPA pursuant to sections 1422 and 1425 of the SDWA. Notice of this approval was published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on April 23, 1982; the effective date of this program is March 23, 1982. The UIC Program for Class VI wells in Louisiana, except those located on Indian lands, is the program administered by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, approved by EPA pursuant to SDWA section 1422. The effective date of this program is February 5, 2024. The UIC program for Class I, II, III, IV, V, and VI wells in the State of Louisiana, except those located on Indian lands, consists of the following elements, as submitted to EPA in the State's program application and program revision application.
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)-EPA-Approved Louisiana SDWA Sec. 1422 and Sec. 1425 Underground Injection Control Program Statutes and Regulations for Well Classes I, II, III, IV, V, and VI
State citation | Title/subject | State effective date | EPA approval date |
Louisiana Revised Statutes Annotated §§ 30:1-30:24 | Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality | January 1, 1975, and Supp. 1982 | June 25, 1984. |
Louisiana Administrative Code 43: XVII Chapter 1 (Statewide Order No. 29-N-1) | Underground Injection Control Program Regulations for Class I, III, IV, and V wells | February 20, 1982, as amended June 1, 1985 and January 20, 1986 | March 6, 1991. |
Louisiana Administrative Code 43: XIX Chapters 1-6 (Statewide Order No. 29-B) | Statewide Order Governing the Drilling for and Producing of Oil and Gas in the State of Louisiana | August 26, 1974 as amended July 20, 1980, January 1 1981, February 20, 1982, May 20, 1983, May 20, 1984, and July 1 1985 | March 6, 1991. |
Louisiana Administrative Code 43: XVII Chapter 3 (Statewide Order No. 29-M) | Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities | July 6, 1977, as amended October 2, 1978, June 8, 1979 | June 25, 1984. |
Louisiana Revised Statutes Annotated §§ 30:1101-30:1112 | Louisiana Geologic Sequestration of Carbon dioxide Act | July 10, 2009 as amended June 14, 2023 | January 5, 2024, 89 FR 711. |
Louisiana Administrative Code 43: XVII Chapter 36 (Statewide Order No. 29-N-6) | Class VI Injection Wells | January 20, 2021 | January 5, 2024, 89 FR 711. |
40 C.F.R. §147.950