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"First US CO2 Injection Well Violates Permit — EPA"

"Corrosion in a deep monitoring well allowed CO2 to leak into an unauthorized formation but did not threaten water sources, according to agribusiness company ADM."

"EPA has issued a violation notice to the operator of the country’s first carbon dioxide injection wells for permanent storage, alleging that the company hasn’t complied with its federal permit.

Agribusiness company Archer-Daniels-Midland — also known as ADM — operates a facility in Decatur, Illinois, that injects CO2 into deep rock formations for geologic storage. In a three-page notice, EPA said the company conducted activity that allowed injection and formation fluids into “unauthorized zones,” failed to follow an emergency response and remediation plan and did not “monitor the well in accordance with the Permit.”

EPA declined to go into detail about the violation notice, citing it as an “active enforcement matter.” But ADM said it relates to the corrosion of a monitoring well and not its CO2 injection well, which is still operating."

Carlos Anchondo reports for E&E News September 13, 2024.

Source: E&E News, 09/17/2024