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during and after construction of the well. This data will be reviewed by the EPA before the applicant will be allowed to commence injection. 9. BASIS FOR DRAFT PERMIT CONDITIONS a. Well Design and Construction Requirements The completed injection well will consist of surface in- strumentation, conductor pipe, surface casing, long string casing, injection tubing, an isolation packer, and a slotted liner. The surface instrumentation will include a dual pen, chart pressure recorder that will continuously measure the injec- tion wellhead pressure and annulus pressure. Other surface instrumentation includes a continuous flow recorder and a bimetal dial thermometer on the injection line. The conductor pipe will be completed to about 30 feet and be 16 inches or more in diameter. The surface casing will be 10-3/4 inch diameter, meeting 40 CFR §146. 12 require- ments. It will be run from the surface to a depth of about 1700 feet or 100 feet below the base of fresh water. The long string casing is 7 inches in diameter and runs from the surface to about 2700 feet. As required by 40 CFR §146. 12, the waste water is to be in- jected through tubing with a packer set near the bottom of the long casing. The tubing will be a 4-1/2 inch outside diameter tubing that is commonly used in oil field injec- tion wells. The packer is a hydraulically set type that holds against pressure from above and below. After the packer is set, the annulus will be pressurized and the pressure will be recorded continuously to detect leaks. A conventional slotted liner, as opposed to a cased- through, jet perforated completion, will be used for the Victor Fine Foods injection well. The slotted liner completion was chosen because of its greater flow capacity at lower pressures. The draft permit requires the permittee to construct the injection well in accordance with EPA regulations for Class I injection wells. The well must inject beneath the lower- most USDW and the well must be cased and cemented to prevent the movement of fluids into or above USDWs. 7