U.S. E.P.A. Looks for Public Review on Suggested Carbon Sequestration Permits in Central Illinois
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Category: WaterType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Monday, March 31st, 2014
CHICAGO - The E.P.A. is accepting public review on suggested permits that would allow the FutureGen Industrial Alliance Incorporated to inject carbon dioxide deep underground near Jacksonville, Illinois. This process - known as "carbon sequestration" - is a means of storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. The suggested permits are the nation's 1st Class VI underground injection permits for carbon sequestration. EPA's public review period opens today and closes May 15, 2014; a public hearing will be held on May 7, 2014.
FutureGen projects to capture carbon dioxide produced by a coal-fueled power plant formerly operated by Ameren Energy Resources in Meredosia, Illinois. The captured carbon dioxide would then be transported and injected deep underground via the suggested wells, which would be constructed in Morgan County. FutureGen's goal is to capture and inject 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year for 20 years. Sequestering 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year is the equivalent of eliminating carbon emissions from 232,000 cars.
EPA's hearing will begin at seven p.m. on May seven at MacMurray College, 447 E. College Ave, Jacksonville. Oral and written comments will be accepted at the hearing. 2 question-and-answer sessions will be held at MacMurray College before the public hearing: from eleven a.m. to one p.m. and from five p.m. to seven p.m.
Outline documents and information about the public hearing are accessible at the Jacksonville Public Library, 201 W. College Ave., or on EPA's website at www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/futuregen. Comments can be made online at www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/futuregen or mailed to Jeffrey McDonald, U.S. E.P.A. (WU-16J), 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-3590. For questions or additional information contact EPA's toll-free line at 800-621-8431, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (weekdays).
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