Letter: Carbon storage proposal raises groundwater concerns

Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Based on the geological science I have seen and my concerns about the proximity of the proposed well in eastern McLean County to the Mahomet Aquifer, I do not support this carbon sequestration project. The aquifer provides drinking water to about 800,000 people in central Illinois. kAmx? a_ac[ 2 =62< @7 42C3@? 5:@I:56 2?5 3C:?6 :?E@ 2? F?2FE9@C:K65 F?56C8C@F?5 7@C>2E:@? H2D C6A@CE65 2E pC496C s2?:6=D |:5=2?5’D 42C3@? 42AEFC6 2?5 DE@C286 724:=:EJ :? s642EFC] %96 t!p D2:5 5C:?<:?8 H2E6C H2D ?@E E9C62E6?65[ 3FE E96 :?4:56?E 255D E@ >J 4@?46C?D 23@FE E96 E649?@=@8J]k^Am kAmx H@CCJ 23@FE H96E96C 72F=ED @C 7C24EFC6D :? F?56C8C@F?5 365C@4< 4@F=5 AC@G:56 2 A2E9H2J 7@C =62<65 r~a E@ C6249 E96 2BF:76C] %92E 4@?46C? 56D6CG6D 42C67F=[ D:E6\DA64:7:4 6G2=F2E:@?] $E@C:?8 r~a :? F?56C8C@F?5 C@4< 7@C>2E:@?D :D ?@E =:<6 AFEE:?8 :E :? 2 D62=65 >6E2= 4@?E2:?6C]k^Am People are also reading… Communities mourn cheerleader killed in mass shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University 1 killed, 7 others injured in shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University Election 2026: Bloomington-Normal results, plus state and national coverage Six Unit 5 elementary schools earn exemplary ratings on 2026 Illinois School Report Card IHSA Football Playoffs: Second-round scores from around the state Man from Normal sentenced to 15 years after planting camera in neighbor's bedroom Here are the second-round Illinois high school football playoff games Live: Crockett defeats Michael for clerk; Dems widen margin on county board Bloomington voters favor grocery tax repeal, data center moratorium 'Sunshine in human form': Campuses pay tribute to teen shot at Halloween party in Bloomington McLean County Board gains additional Democrat, majority extends to 13-7 2 remain hospitalized after Halloween shooting in Bloomington Toys ‘R’ Us back in Illinois in time for holiday shopping Normal West pulls out a new trick in Class 6A playoff decision over Pekin Crockett defeats Michael in McLean County clerk’s race kAm(9:=6 E9:D E649?@=@8J :D :?E6?565 E@ C65F46 r~a 6>:DD:@?D[ x 36=:6G6 :E 2=D@ 6?23=6D 4@?E:?F65 C6=:2?46 @? 5:CEJ 42C3@?\32D65 6?6C8J D@FC46D] (6 D9@F=5 36 7@4FD:?8 5@==2CD @? 4=62? 6?6C8J D@FC46D 2?5 A=2?E:?8 EC66D]k^Am kAm%96 AF3=:4 2?5 28C:4F=EFC2= 4@>>F?:EJ D9@F=5 36 4@?46C?65 23@FE AC@E64E:?8 E9:D 6DD6?E:2= 8C@F?5H2E6C D@FC46 :? 46?EC2= x==:?@:D]k^Am kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i C:89EjQmkDEC@?8m'@? $EF4<6CE[ q=@@>:?8E@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy .