By Mike Tony, HD Media
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Federal regulators have released new information on how they’ll take input on a significant responsibility they’ve proposed delegating to the state of West Virginia.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a public hearing on the proposal to approve West Virginia’s request for primary enforcement authority, or primacy, over wells essential for capturing carbon dioxide emissions and storing them underground.
The EPA is also taking written comments on the proposal through Dec. 30. According to guidance published on Nov. 27, the hearing will be held Dec. 30 at the Charleston Marriott Town Center.
The proposal would allow the DEP to issue permits for wells used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations, known as Class VI wells. Class VI is one of six classes of injection wells regulated under the EPA’s Underground Injection Control program that regulates the injection of fluids like water, wastewater, brines from gas and oil production, and carbon dioxide into the subsurface for storage or disposal.
