Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 27.00 - Underground Injection Control Regulations
Section 27.04 - Prohibited Activities
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) No person shall inject fluids into or through any Class I, II, or III injection well and no person shall construct, install, operate or maintain any Class I, II, or III injection well.
(2) No person shall construct, install, operate or maintain a Class IV well that is not part of a response action conducted or performed in compliance with M.G.L. c. 21E and 310 CMR 40.0000: Massachusetts Contingency Plan, or in use for the purpose of remediation at a release site pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 through 9675, or the requirements and provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 through 6992k.
(3) No person shall inject or cause to be injected any fluid into or through a registered Class V well:
(4) No person shall construct or install a cesspool of any size.
(5) An existing cesspool that has a design flow of 2,000 gallons per day (gpd) or greater is failing to protect public health and safety and the environment. Any owner of a cesspool with a design flow of 2,000 gpd or greater shall:
(6) No person shall construct, install, operate or maintain a motor vehicle waste disposal well in the Commonwealth.
(7) The existence of any of the following wells is prohibited and the owner of such well shall properly close it in accordance with 310 CMR 27.10 and 27.12:
(8) No person shall inject fluids into or through any Class V injection well that is not maintained in accordance with 310 CMR 27.00 and registered in accordance with 310 CMR 27.08, unless the well is exempt from registration under 310 CMR 27.07(2).