We urgently request that you contact the City Council Members to oppose this project.

Intermittent electrical shorts in ADM Monitoring Well #2

-Monitoring well gauges fail completely

-Leaked 307 tons CO2 into formation above confining zone

-ADM reports to EPA temporary measures to isolate CO2 leakage

ADM negotiates CO2 easement with City of Decatur. No disclosure of well leakage or CO2 movement.

The Decatur City Council voted unanimously to approve the 99-year lease to ADM. 

The total amount of the lease with ADM ($1.2 million over 99 years) is about 1% of the City’s annual budget. This comes out to $450/acre. As of Oct 31, 2025, the average estimated farmland value in Macon County, Illinois is $16,682.77 per acre.

Monitoring well corroded. ADM pulls piping, plugs well, stops use.

ADM detects an “anomaly” involving fluid  and CO2 migration above the permitted injection zone and above the capstone, designed to contain the CO2.

ADM testifies before the Illinois legislature, touting the safety of CO2 sequestration with no mention of leakage since 2022 or reporting to the EPA.

The Illinois Governor signs the SAFE CCS Act in Decatur without knowledge of ADM leakage or EPA reports

EPA issues a Notification of Violation for failing to monitor its underground CO2 injection well.

EPA issues Order on Consent against ADM. The public becomes aware.

ADM discovers a new leak in Well #1. All operations paused.

Two members of the City Council hosted a forum on the issue.  Councilman Dr. David Horn admitted that with the new information, he would have voted differently.  See the Decatur Dispatch article on the forum.

Councilman Dr. David Horn announced in a Facebook post that a large natural gas pipeline may also be built under Lake Decatur.

Broadwing Energy, the developer and operator of the proposed power plant and CCS systems, will attend the City Council meeting on February 2nd at 5:30 pm to request approval of its development agreement.