U.S. E.P.A. Looks for Public Review on Suggested Permit for Carbon Sequestration Injection Well in Decatur, Illinois

CHICAGO - The E.P.A. is accepting public review on a suggested permit that would allow Archer Daniels Midland to inject carbon dioxide deep underground at a facility in Decatur, Illinois. This process - known as "carbon sequestration" - is a means of storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. The public review period opens today and closes May 30, 2014; a public hearing will be held on May 21, 2014.

ADM projects to capture carbon dioxide emitted during the production of ethanol at the company's Decatur facility and to inject the carbon dioxide deep underground in the suggested well. ADM's goal is to capture and inject 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. Sequestering 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year is the equivalent of eliminating carbon emissions from 232,000 cars.

The public hearing on the suggested permit will begin at seven p.m. on May 21 at the Decatur Public Library, 130 North Franklin Street. Oral and written comments will be accepted at the hearing. 2 question-and-answer sessions will be held at the library 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 Decatur Public Library and on EPA's website at www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/adm. Comments can be submitted online at www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/adm or mailed to Allan Batka, U.S. E.P.A. (WU-16J), 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-3590. For 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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