UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 5 

77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD 

CHICAGO, IL 60604-3590 

DEC 0 1 2014 REPLY TO THE ATIENTION OF: 

CERTIFIED MAIL 70091680 0000 7675 5207 

RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 

Mr. Dean Frommelt 

Archer Daniels Midland Company 

4666 Faries Parkway 

Decatur, Illinois 62526 

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RE: Environmental Appeals Board Decision on Petition for Review, UIC Appeal 

No. 14-72; Authorization to Construct the CCS#2 Well Located in Macon County, 

Illinois; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Permit Number IL-115-6A-0001 

Dear Mr. Frommelt: 

On November 26,2014, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) issued an Order In re Archer 

Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, fllinois, Facility CCS#2, UIC Permit No. IL-115-6A-OOOI , 

UIC Appeal No. 14-72. In this Order, the EAB dismissed the subject Petition for Review. 

Accordingly, this letter is to inform you that the Archer Daniels Midland Company's Class VI 

UIC well permit (EPA Permit Number IL-115-6A-0001) is effective as of the date of this 

letter. Enclosed is a new permit cover page with the new effective date of the permit. 

After construction of the well has been completed, you must fulfill the requirements detailed in 

Section Q of your final permit. We will review all infom1ation provided and the UIC Branch 

Chief will notify you in writing whether the well is in compliance and injection is authorized. 

If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Greenhagen of my staffby telephone at (3 12) 

353-7648 or by email to greenhagen.andrew@epa.gov. 

Sincerely, 

Enclosure 

cc: Stephen Nightingale, IEP A 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 5 

77 W. JACKSON BOULEY ARD 

CHICAGO, IL 60604-3590 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMIT: CLASS VI 

Permit Number: IL-115-6A-0001 

Facility Name: CCS#2 

Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act and Underground Injection Control regulations oftbe 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency codified at Title 40 ofthe Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) 

Parts 124, 144, 146, and 147, 

Archer Daniels Midland of Decatur, n.. 

hereinafter, the permittee, is hereby authorized to construct and operate a Class VI injection well located 

in the State of Illinois, Macon County, T 17N, R 3E of3rd Principal Meridian, Section 32, 

39°53'08.3502"N, -88°53'13.4118"W, for injection ofthe Carbon Dioxide (C02) stream generated by 

ADM's fuel ethanol production unit and as characterized in the permjt application and the administrative 

record as a liquid, supercritical fluid, or gas into the Mount Simon at depths between 5,545 feet and 7,051 

feet below ground surface upon the express condition that the permittee meet the restrictions set forth 

herein. The designated confming zone for this injection is the Eau Claire Formation. Injection shall not 

commence until the operator has received written authorization from the Director of the Water Division 

of EPA Region 5, in accordance with Section Q ofthis permit. 

All references to Title 40 of the Code ofFederal Regulations are to all regulations that are in 

effect on the date that this permit is effective. The following attachments are incorporated into this permit 

as enforceable conditions: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Hand I. 

DEC 0 1 20H· 

This permit shall become effective on , and shall remain in full force and 

effect during the operating life of the facility and the post-injection site care period until site closure is 

authorized and completed, unless this permit is revoked and reissued, terminated, or modified pursuant to 

40 CFR 144.39, 144.40, or 144.41. This permit shall also remain in effect upon delegation of primary 

enforcement responsibility to the State of Illinois until such time as the State issues its own permit to the 

permittee or the State chooses to adopt this permit as a State permit. The permit will expire in one year if 

the permittee fails to commence construction, unless a written request in electronic format for an 

extension of this one-year period has been approved by the Director. The pennittee may request an 

expiration date sooner than the one-year period, provided no construction on the well has commenced. 

This permit will be reviewed at least every five years from the effective date specified above. 

Signed and Dated: h-~ .2. 1 2 0/1' 

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~ Tinka G. Hyde 

( Director, Water Division