Cite as: 27 CNCA § 1404

The following underground injection wells are prohibited within Cherokee Nation:

1. Class I wells for hazardous waste or radioactive waste;

2. Class III wells except those for mining of salts;

3. Class IV wells for hazardous waste or radioactive waste;

4. Wells prohibited by duly promulgated rules of the Commission;

5. Any well that the Commission finds:

a. will create an unreasonable risk of harm to wildlife, human health, natural resources, waters of the Nation and other parts of the environment, or

b. is not the most technologically advanced or environmentally sound means of waste disposal or mineral extraction.

Historical Data

LA 41–05, eff. December 15, 2005.