On July 26, 2024, as part of the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission’s (CECMC) ongoing efforts to obtain primacy to regulate Class VI wells for long term carbon sequestration under the U.S. Environmental Agency’s Class VI Underground Injection Control Permitting Program, the CECMC issued a preliminary set of draft rules for public comment. The draft rules can be found here and a link to the CECMC’s Class VI rulemaking website can be found here. 

The CECMC initially requested public comment and feedback on this proposed rulemaking no later than August 7, 2024. However, the CECMC is undertaking concurrent proposed deep geothermal and cumulative impacts rulemakings. In order to give stakeholders affected by all three of these proposed rulemakings adequate time to respond, the CECMC has extended the deadline for public comment on its proposed Class VI permitting rulemaking to August 21 and extended the notice date for this proposed rulemaking to September 4, 2024. Please note that as of now, the CECMC’s hearing on its proposed Class VI permitting rulemaking is still scheduled for October 21, 2024.