EPA Finalizes Carbon Sequestration Rules

EPA finalized two rules related to the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide.

One rule was issued pursuant to the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA). The rule that sets requirements for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide, including the development of a new class of injection well called Class VI, that are designed to ensure that wells used for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide are appropriately sited, constructed, tested, monitored, and closed. The rule is available at: http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/wells_sequestration.cfm

The second rule requires facilities that carry out geologic sequestration to comply with the greenhouse gas reporting requirements under the Clean Air Act. This rule is available at: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.htm