Report to Congress: Class V injection wells - current inventory; effects on ground water; technical recommendations. Final report

The report to Congress, summarizes the results of State surveys concerning Class V injection wells as defined by the 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. In accordance with the Act, the report (1) identifies the categories and corresponding inventories of Class V wells in the United States and its Territories and Possessions, (2) describes primary contamination problems associated with different categories of these wells, and (3) summarizes recommendations for minimum design, construction, installation, and siting requirements that could be applied to protect underground sources of drinking water (USDW) from such contamination wherever necessary including corrective action and remedial action recommendations