This agreement will provide financial assistance to the recipient for the implementation of its program to ensure that underground sources of drinking water are protected from endangering injection…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded $1,307,961.00 to the Texas Railroad Commission (Railroad Commission of Texas) under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) for the period of September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. This formula grant provides financial assistance to support Texas's Underground Injection Control (UIC) program, which protects underground sources of drinking water from contamination caused by injection activities involving treated wastewater injected between impermeable rock formations.

Under this award, the Texas Railroad Commission will continue administration of the state's general UIC program and execute all necessary activities to permit and monitor the construction and operation of injection wells across all classes. Key deliverables include developing and maintaining inventories of injection systems; creating and maintaining compliance databases for underground injection well activities; implementing permitting activities; and establishing enforcement programs. The Commission will provide permit determinations and technical assistance to injection well operators and permit applicants throughout the permitting process and post-issuance to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. No subawards are included in this agreement, and all activities will be performed directly by the grant recipient. The intended beneficiaries are Texas citizens through protection of the state's underground drinking water sources.

This agreement will provide financial assistance to the recipient for the implementation of its program to ensure that underground sources of drinking water are protected from endangering injection activities, in which treated waste water is injected into the ground between impermeable layers of rock formation. The texas railroad commission will continue general underground injection control program administration and carry out activities necessary to permit and monitor the construction and operation of all classes of injection wells in a manner that protects underground sources of drinking water in texas. Activities:the activities to be performed include the development and maintenance of inventories of injection systems; the development and maintenance of databases housing compliance information on underground injection well activities; the implementation of permitting activities; and the implementation of enforcement programs.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:deliverables will include: making permit determinations; providing injection well operators and permit applicants with as-needed assistance during the well permitting process and after permit issuance to ensure efficient injection well operation and compliance with state and federal requirements the anticipated outcome(s) are that underground sources of drinking water are protected from underground injection activities. The beneficiaries of this grant agreement are the citizens of the state of texas.