36 MARCH 2022 12 Months Prepay $1098 Total = 12 Ads! Do the math. That means your ad costs only $91.50 each month. GET RESULTS just from your Business Card! Ed@ worldwidedrillingresource.com Environmental Monitoring by Thomas Kwader, Ph.D., P.G. Owner, Qwater Well Developer and WorldWide Drilling Resource® Hydrogeologist Injection Wells ~ Do They Pose a Threat to Our Drinking Water? Part 3 of 3 This is Part 3 of a three-part series addressing the practice of disposing of wastewaters in the past, and the current EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) program to permit and regulate such activities. In Part 2, we discussed the EPA’s Underground Injection Control (UIC) permitting program and Part 3 will discuss how we move forward. In this series, we have discussed how the mid-century mistakes created the environmental damage by uneducated and/or irresponsible disposal of toxic liquid waste. We discussed the steps taken to identify the environmental damage and the rules and regulations enacted to mitigate existing damage and prevent future damage. As professionals in the field, we should continue to recognize why these rules are necessary and, although sometimes tedious, adhere to much-needed and respected EPA guidelines to do our part in ensuring ground and surface waters are protected from improper disposal. Additionally, when as-yet-unidentified hazards are located, notify the appropriate entities so damages can be properly assessed and cleanup efforts initiated. Lately, well disposal of liquid wastewater has received some incorrect press. It has been reported the EPA is allowing the injection of waste from mining into or above the drinking water aquifers. What is left out of these articles is these permitted wells are injecting into permeable zones, hydraulically separated from the aquifers by hundreds of impermeable rock and clay layers and are isolated from our drinking water aquifers. In my experience, the EPA’s Injection Well Program has and continues to do an excellent job. About the Author: Tom Kwader has his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in geology from Florida State University specializing in hydrogeology and borehole geophysics. At the Northwest Florida Water Management District, he was involved in geophysical logging of water wells and developing rules for construction of water supply and injection wells; at several large engineering firms, Tom managed and designed groundwater and injection well projects, including disposal wells up to 2500 gallons per minute and depths to 10,500 feet; and he was on the original committee that developed the State of Florida UIC rules to obtain primacy from the EPA for its Underground Injection Program. Tom Tom Kwader may be contacted via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com ENV May Issue Deadlines Editorial: March 15th Space Reservation: March 25th Display & Classified Ad Copy: April 1st WorldWide Drilling Resource®
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