Authorization by rule is no longer possible for Class I or Class III injection wells. The owners or operators of Class I and Class III injection wells were required by 40 CFR 144.21(c)(8)(i) to submit a permit application before March 3, 1989 (five years after the effective date of USEPA authorization of the Illinois program).

BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 144.21(a) and (d) (2017).

(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 21095, effective November 19, 2018)