Evaluation of underground injection of industrial waste in Illinois

Journal Article · · Ground Water Monitoring Review; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6592.1990.tb00007.x· OSTI ID:5866823

Brower, R D; Visocky, A P; Krapac, I G; Hensel, B R; Peyton, G R; Nealon, J S; Guthrie, M

State of Illinois legislation enacted in 1984 required that the state Department of Energy and Natural Resources conduct an in-depth assessment of the regulations and regulatory practices of the Illinois Underground Injection Control (UIC) program as it relates to injection of hazardous industrial wastes in Class I waste disposal wells. Class I wells are wells into which hazardous and non-hazardous industrial and municipal wastes are injected below all Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDW). The objectives of this assessment were: To determine whether underground injection of hazardous wastes is an appropriate method of waste disposal in Illinois; To provide recommendations to the Legislature, Legislative Council, the Governor's Office, and state agencies concerning this disposal practice. Because the injection of non-hazardous wastes in Class I wells is governed by the same basic regulations as hazardous waste injection, non-hazardous Class I wells have been included in the study. In this assessment, investigative attention was focused on the geological, technical, and environmental feasibility of deep well injection, the adequacy of current regulations and regulatory practices, the ultimate fate of the injected waste in the disposal system, and the comparative risks, benefits, and costs of deep well injection and alternative disposal options.

• OSTI ID: 5866823
• Journal Information: Ground Water Monitoring Review; (United States), Journal Name: Ground Water Monitoring Review; (United States) Vol. 10:3; ISSN 0277-1926; ISSN GWMRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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