EPA OKs reopening of deep-injection wells near Detroit

Sept. 28 -- The U.S. EPA is allowing two hazardous waste deep-injection wells to reopen outside of Detroit, the Detroit Free Press reported.

The wells, located in Romulus, Mich., about 20 miles west of Detroit, were opened in 2002, but closed in 2006 after the EPA said the facility had poor record keeping and inexperienced and ill-trained operators.

The waste stored in the wells contains contaminants including heavy metals and chemicals, the newspaper reported.

Contact Waste & Recycling News reporter Jeremy Carroll at jcarroll@crain.com or 313-446-6780.

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