Center for Biological Diversity filed 3 comments on this docket between Mar 20, 2024 and Mar 20, 2024. 5 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 715d ago.
Delivering the attached letter and comment from 81 organizations urging EPA Region 9 to reject permits for the Carbon TerraVault 1 Project.
Please see the attached 2,650 comments from Center for Biological Diversity supporters urging the EPA to reject the Carbon TerraVault I carbon capture and storage project planned in Elk Hills. This project is a dangerous distraction that will prolong the life of fossil fuel operations and divert critical resources from truly clean, renewable energy.
These comments are submitted on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity regarding U.S. EPA's intent to issue four Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) permits to Carbon TerraVault (CTV) JV Storage Company Sub 1, LLC to inject and store carbon dioxide underground at four proposed injection wells in the Elk Hills oil field in Kern County, CA. Based on the draft permit documentation, we have significant concerns regarding: (1) planned monitoring; (2) characterization of the area of review; (3) guarantee of containment following closure of the proposed injection sites; and (4) potential threats to communities and environmental resources. We discuss these areas of concern in our attached comment letter. We have also combined and attached the sources cited in our footnotes.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Groundwater Protection Section, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105 (EPA) is providing an opportunity for the public to comment on its proposal to issue four (4) Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) permits for Carbon TerraVault JV Storage Company Sub 1, LLC-to construct and operate injection wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). The proposed injection wells will be located within the Elk Hills Oil Field approximately 20 miles west of Bakersfield, California. Class VI wells are used to inject Carbon Dioxide for long-term underground storage. One (1) of the proposed injection wells (UIC Permit No. R9UIC-CA6-FY22-1.1) is an existing Class II UIC well that CTV would convert to a Class VI UIC well. The other three (3) proposed wells (UIC Permit Nos. R9UIC-CA6-FY22-1.2, R9UIC-CA6-FY22-1.3, R9UIC-CA6-FY22-1.4) would be new Class VI UIC wells that need to be drilled and constructed . The permit would authorize injection of CO2 into the proposed injection wells at a depth of approximately 6,000 feet. After completing a thorough technical review of all information submitted by CTV in its permit application, as well as the operational standards, monitoring requirements, and existing geologic setting, EPA has determined that the activities authorized under the Draft Class VI UIC permits (“Draft Permits”) are protective of underground sources of drinking water as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
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