Women’s Initiative

Gina Falaschi Buchman and Alexandra Graf Co-Author Environmental Alert

In their recent alert U.S. EPA Approves Class VI Injection Well Primacy in West Virginia with Jim Curry, Kip Power, and Gary Steinbauer, Gina Falaschi Buchman and Alex Graf discuss on February 26, 2025, the US EPA published a notice in the Federal Register approving West Virginia’s application for Class VI injection well primary enforcement authority (primacy) pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) underground injection control (UIC) program. West Virginia is the first state in the Eastern U.S. to receive primacy. Primacy gives West Virginia the responsibility of overseeing and implementing a Class VI permitting program. To view the alert, click here.