November 18, 2025–Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the state of Texas primacy in the permitting of Class VI injection wells. Texas had requested such approval to speed the permitting process, required under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Now the state can implement Underground Injection Control (UIC) programs covering all well-types (Class I-VI), allowing better coordination and improved efficiencies, said the EPA’s press release. By allocating this primacy across approved states, the EPA is spreading the workload and reducing its own backlog of applications.
