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Public Notice: Public Comment Period on Cleveland-Cliffs, LLC Request for Re-Issuance of Four Underground Waste Disposal Permits

Public Comment Period on Cleveland-Cliffs, LLC Request for Re-Issuance of Four Underground Waste Disposal Permits
How to Comment
Comments Due
September 15, 2025

Submit your comments by email to r5uic@epa.gov. If you are unable to submit by email, please contact Colin Murphy at 312-886-6941 for instructions on how to comment.

You may also call EPA toll-free at 800-621-8431, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays.

Publish Date
August 15, 2025

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reissue four permits for existing injection wells operated by Cleveland-Cliffs LLC at 250 W. U.S. Highway 12, Burns Harbor, IN 46304. The existing permits are for four Class I hazardous waste injection wells, SPL #1 and WAL #1-3, which inject hazardous waste deep beneath the earth’s surface. The Agency will consider public comments before making a final decision.
 

Applicants or Respondents

Cleveland-Cliffs, LLC

250 W. U.S. Highway 12
Burns Harbor, IN 46304
United States

Permit Number
IN-127-1W-0001, IN-127-1W-0003, IN-127-1W-0004, and IN-127-1W-0007

Related Documents

  • Fact Sheet for Cleveland-Cliffs, LLC Request for Re-Issuance of Four Underground Waste Disposal Permits (pdf) (203.32 KB)
    This fact sheet describes the United States Environmental Protection Agency's plans to reissue four hazardous waste injection well permits to Cleveland-Cliffs, LLC of Burns Harbor, Indiana. The fact sheet also provides background information on the wells and permits.
  • Draft Permit IN-127-1W-0001 (pdf) (1.87 MB)
    Authorization to operate an existing Class I Hazardous Waste injection well SPL1 located in Indiana, Porter County, T37N, R6W, Section 28, NW Quarter Section.
  • Draft Permit IN-127-1W-0003 (pdf) (2.39 MB)
    Authorization to operate an existing Class I Hazardous Waste injection well WAL1 located in Indiana, Porter County, T37N, R6W, Section 30, SE Quarter Section.
  • Draft Permit IN-127-1W-0004 (pdf) (1.79 MB)
    Authorization to operate an existing Class I Hazardous Waste injection well WAL2 located in Indiana, Porter County, T37N, R6W, Section 29, SW Quarter Section.
  • Draft Permit IN-127-1W-0007 (pdf) (2.32 MB)
    Authorization to operate an existing Class I Hazardous Waste injection well WAL3 located in Indiana, Porter County, T37N, R6W, Section 29, SW Quarter Section.

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