Legal Opinion
Western Nebraska Resources Council v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1991No. 90-2158PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
In 1983, the State of Nebraska exempted 3,000 acres of the Basal Chadron aquifer from the state’s Underground Injection Control (UIC) program and petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to approve that exemption under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq. The exemption was sought to permit injection-process mining of ura*869nium ore deposits located in the aquifer. EPA approved an exemption for a 6.7 acre research and development pilot project, but held its action on the remaining acres “in abeyance.” 50 Fed.Reg. 5253 (Feb. 7, 1985).…
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- Western Nebraska Resources Council v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991