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EPA Awards $600,000 to the State of Texas

Release Date: 01/07/2008
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or [email protected]

(Dallas, Texas – January 7, 2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $600,000 to the Texas Railroad Commission under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program . The commission will use the funds to perform mechanical integrity tests on injection wells, and provide technical assistance to operators for the drilling, completion, and reporting of injection wells.

Additional information on EPA grants: https://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: https://www.epa.gov/region6

EPA audio file is available at https://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio010308_texasrrc

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