About the Underground Injection Control Program

The Underground Injection Control (UIC) program is responsible for the regulation of Class I, IV and V injection wells, and for assuring that their operation does not contaminate underground sources of drinking water. The UIC program was established under the authority of Ohio Revised Code sections 6111.043 and 6111.044, and regulates Class I, IV, and V wells by implementing Chapter 3745-34 of the Ohio Administrative Code.

Class II and Class III injection wells are regulated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management.

Class I Injection Wells

• What is a Class I Injection Well?
• Well Siting, Construction and Operations
• Class I wells in Ohio
• Fact Sheets:
  • Vickery Environmental, Inc.[PDF]
  • Innovene USA LLC [PDF]
  • AK Steel [PDF]
• Class I FAQs

Class IV Injection Wells

• What is a Class IV Injection Well?

Class V Injection Wells

• What is a Class V Injection Well?
• Types of Class V Injection Wells
• Inventory Form
• Class V FAQs

Carbon Sequestration

• Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide (U.S. EPA)

Miscellaneous Resources

• Classes of Injection Wells (U.S. EPA)
• U.S. EPA's UIC Program
• ODNR Division of Mineral Resource Management
• Ground Water Protection Council

Contact UIC Staff

• Class IV and Class V wells: Valerie Orr
• Class I wells (AK Steel): Jess Stottsberry
• Class I wells (Innovene USA or Vickery Environmental): Chuck Lowe
• Carbon Sequestration: Chuck Lowe
• General questions: Lindsay Taliaferro