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WS 06d: Pre-Closure of a Previously Registered UIC Well

Use this form to notify MassDEP if you intend to close a UIC Class V well with an existing UIC Registration Number.
File your Pre-Closure Registration Online 

Contacts

310 CMR 27.00 Contact Information

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Email Email 310 CMR 27.00 Contact Information at ask.UIC@mass.gov

The Details   of WS 06d: Pre-Closure of a Previously Registered UIC Well

What you need   for WS 06d: Pre-Closure of a Previously Registered UIC Well

You must use this form if you propose to close a Class V well(s), but only if the well was previously registered with MassDEP. Any Class V well (including unauthorized wells, such as motor-vehicle-waste disposal wells) that was not previously registered with MassDEP must instead use the applicable UIC Registration Form (BRP WS 06). The only types of Class V wells that do not require UIC Registration are:

  • wells that have a permit from the MassDEP Groundwater Discharge Program (314 CMR 5.00)
  • sewage treatment and disposal systems regulated under Title 5 (310 CMR 15.00)
  • UIC Class V wells that did not require UIC registration because the property is only used for single-family residential use.

Note that even if the original well use was exempt from registration, all abandoned wells (wells that were not properly closed before they came into a state of disrepair) require UIC Registration and Closure.

If you are submitting pre-closures for multiple UIC registrations, you must use a separate form for each unique registration number.

This application form applies to all land uses.

Regulations that apply primarily include, but are not limited to:  Underground Injection Control Program, 310 CMR 27.00.

The closure of UIC Class V wells must comply with the Mass DEP Guidance Document #: BRP/DWM/DW/G04-3,Massachusetts Closure Guidance for Underground Injection Control (UIC) Wells (including shallow injection wells)   Please note that although this document applies to all UIC Class V well closures, it focuses on the closure of motor vehicle-waste disposal wells. Therefore, the sampling requirements listed in those guidelines do not necessarily apply to nonmotor vehicle-waste disposal wells. Sampling requirements for other types of wells depend upon the nature of the discharge and whether any known or suspected contaminants entering the well may have resulted in a reportable release of oil and/or hazardous materials per the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) 310 CMR 40.0000 .

If your application is for the conversion of a well to a different well type then you must also submit the applicable BRP WS06 Registration application (with a separate payment transmittal form) and pay the fee associated with that registration application.

In addition to the above UIC registration requirements, applicants should consider the need to obtain the following permits or sanctions:

  • Wetlands requirements should be checked through the local Conservation Commission.

  • Local Board of Health requirements may also apply.

  • Local Plumbing Inspector requirements may also apply.

Note: The additional requirements listed above are examples intended to serve as a guide to the applicant. They do not necessarily include all possible additional requirements.

You should only file electronically using eDEP if either of the following is true:

  1. The original UIC Registration application was submitted electronically through eDEP and not through a paper filing; or,
  2. A subsequent Modification UIC Registration application was submitted electronically through eDEP in which the well locations of the previously registered UIC Class V wells were entered.

Otherwise you should file for Pre-Closure using the paper version of the form.

Fees   for WS 06d: Pre-Closure of a Previously Registered UIC Well

MassDEP Permit Timelines and Fees

How to apply   WS 06d: Pre-Closure of a Previously Registered UIC Well

eDEP Online Filing

See Next Steps 1, 2, 4, and 6 below for additional information applicable to online filing.

See the following steps for additional details.

Next steps   for WS 06d: Pre-Closure of a Previously Registered UIC Well

  1. Review the Instructions

    If your original UIC registration was filed electronically via eDEP, use the first set of instructions.

    If your original UIC registration was filed via paper, use the second set of instructions.

    Open DOCX file, 62.53 KB,  Instructions for Completing UIC Pre-Closure Applications (Registered UIC Well Pre-Closure Notification) (English, DOCX 62.53 KB)
    Open DOCX file, 83.59 KB,  Instructions: Pre-Closure of Previously Registered UIC Well (English, DOCX 83.59 KB)

  2. Complete the Application Form

    eDEP Online Filing

    If your original UIC registration was filed via paper, you cannot use eDEP to file your UIC pre-closure application but must submit a paper copy.  You may fill out and save the Microsoft Word form on your computer. The PDF version has to be printed out and completed by hand. 

    Open DOC file, 197 KB,  Preclosure of a Previously Registered UIC Well (English, DOC 197 KB)
    Open PDF file, 34.27 KB,  Preclosure of a Previously Registered UIC Well (English, PDF 34.27 KB)

  3. Obtain a Transmittal Form and Number

    If you are not submitting your registration via eDEP, use this link to obtain a unique Transmittal Number for each application you submit to MassDEP. 

    Transmittal Form & Number for Permit Application & Payment 

  4. Look up the Permit Application Fee

    See page 7 of the fee schedule below.

    Open PDF file, 300.22 KB,  MassDEP Permit Timelines and Fees (English, PDF 300.22 KB)

  5. Submit your Application and Fee Payment

    If not submitting via eDEP, submit your fee(s) and copy(ies) of your transmittal form(s) to:

    Department of Environmental Protection
    PO Box 4062
    Boston, MA 02211

    Submit your completed application form(s) and original transmittal form(s) to:

    Underground Injection Control Program
    MassDEP
    One Winter Street, 5th floor
    Boston, MA 02108

    Please note that the PO box address shown on the Transmittal Form for Permit Application and Payment is only used by MassDEP to process your fee payment that is associated with your permit application. If you send the entire application package to the PO box rather than to the One Winter Street address, everything other than the Payment Transmittal Form and check will be discarded and you will be required to resubmit your application form and attachments to MassDEP.

  6. Timelines

    If MassDEP fails to issue a determination for the pre-closure registration of the UIC Class V well on an adequately prepared BRP WS-06 Pre-Closure application within 30 days of receipt of the application and payment of the application fee, MassDEP will refund the entire fee and will continue with the review. See Permit Application Fees and Timelines

Contact   for WS 06d: Pre-Closure of a Previously Registered UIC Well

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Email Email 310 CMR 27.00 Contact Information at ask.UIC@mass.gov

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