1. USEPA Region 6 Update TCEQ UIC Symposium May 6, 2015 Brian Graves
UIC Land Ban Coordinator

2. Arturo Blanco
Cheryl Seager, Acting

3. Claudia Hosch, Assoc. Director
Richard Wooster
Acting Assoc Director
Stacey Dwyer, Assoc Director
Vacant
Vacant

4. 5/5/15 Ground Water UIC/Section 6WQ-SG
US Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX
Philip Dellinger, Geologist
Chief
FAX
Ground Water Center
UIC Land Ban
UIC Direct Implementation
on Indian Lands
UIC State Programs
Mike Frazier, Geologist
Coordinator
RRC & LA
Michael Overbay, Geologist
Coordinator
Brian Graves, Engineer
Coordinator
Bill Hurlbut, Geologist
Permits
Nancy Dorsey, Geologist
Nancy Dorsey, Geologist
Special Projects
Nancy Dorsey, Geologist
OCC
Mike Frazier, Geologist
Lauren Ray, Geologist
ODEQ
Omar Martinez, Env. Scientist
Sole Source Aquifer
Jana Harvill, Engineer
Omar Martinez, Env. Scientist
AOGC
Miguel Moreno, Env. Scientist
Decentralized Wastewater, GW 106,
Source Water Protection
Special Projects
Ken Johnson, Engineer
Lisa Pham, Engineer
NM & Aquifer Exemptions
Lauren Ray, Geologist
Robert Todd, Engineer
ADEQ
Robert Todd, Engineer
Arnold Bierschenk, Geologist
José Torres, Engineer
TCEQ
5/5/15

5. Region 6 UIC Web Pages Region 6 UIC Program Main Page

7. Region 6 UIC Land Ban Page

13. Region
As of 5/5/15

14. Region 6 Workload Status
(All Reissuances – Currently No New Petitions)
As of 5/5/15

15. As of 5/5/15

16. Injection Induced Seismicity
Region 6 was the technical lead, through the EPA UIC National Technical Workgroup, on a Headquarters requested project to provide recommendations to them related to injection induced seismicity.
This product was finalized on 2/6/15 and a link to the product appears below.

18. Technical Assistance
Region 6 continues to provide assistance to EPA HQ, other Regions and States.
Falloff test review for various well classes
Step-rate test review for various well classes
Input on no migration petition reviews
Radioactive tracer and temperature survey reviews

19. Technical Training
Region 6 has developed training courses that have been presented to diverse audiences. Presentation of these courses are typically available upon request.
The Nuts and Bolts of Falloff Testing
A Primer of Hydraulic Fracturing in Injection Wells
A Primer to Step Rate Testing
Calculating the Maximum Allowable Surface Injection Pressure (MASIP)
Temperature and Radioactive Tracer Logs
Aquifer Exemptions for In-Situ Leach Mining

20. Technical Training (continued)
Region 6 has instructed at the National UIC Inspector Training Course for the last 23 years