42 U.S.C. § 6939b
Interim control of hazardous waste injection
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 6939b, Interim control of hazardous waste injection, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480960
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No hazardous waste may be disposed of by underground injection—
Subsection (a) shall not apply to the injection of contaminated ground water into the aquifer from which it was withdrawn, if—
such injection is—
In addition to enforcement under the provisions of this chapter, the prohibitions established under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be enforceable under the Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.] in any State—
The terms “primary enforcement responsibility”, “underground source of drinking water”, “formation” and “well” have the same meanings as provided in regulations of the Administrator under the Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.]. The term “Safe Drinking Water Act” means title XIV of the Public Health Service Act.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally