{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-40-11-6","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 40-11-6","heading":"Permit application requirements.","body":"(1) A person applying for a permit shall:\n(2)\n(a) comply with:\n(i) the application requirements the board establishes through rule; and\n(ii) the application requirements described in this section; and\n(b) pay a fee, as established by the board in accordance with Subsections 40-11-3(4) and (5), to cover the administrative costs of considering an application for a permit and to pay the expenditures of money from the fund to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.\n(3) The board shall give priority to storage operators who apply for a permit to store carbon dioxide produced in Utah.\n(4) A permit application shall demonstrate:\n(a) that the storage operator has complied with all requirements established by the board in rule and in this chapter;\n(b) that the storage facility is suitable for carbon dioxide injection and storage;\n(c) that the carbon dioxide the storage operator will store is of a quality that allows the carbon dioxide to be safely and efficiently stored in the reservoir;\n(d) that the storage operator has made a good-faith effort to get the consent of all persons who own the storage reservoir's pore space;\n(e) that owners who own no less than 70% of the reservoir's pore space have provided written consent to the use of the owners' pore space for a storage facility;\n(f) whether the storage facility contains commercially valuable minerals;\n(g) if the storage facility contains commercially valuable minerals:\n(i) a plan for addressing the ownership interests of the mineral owners or mineral lessees; and\n(ii) a demonstration that the storage facility will not negatively impact the commercially valuable minerals;\n(h) that the storage reservoir meets the integrity requirements described in Section 40-11-13;\n(i) that the operator has taken reasonable steps to ensure that:\n(i) the storage facility will not endanger human health;\n(ii) the storage facility will not endanger the environment;\n(iii) the storage facility is in the public interest;\n(iv) the storage facility will not adversely affect surface water or formation containing fresh water;\n(v) carbon dioxide will not escape from the storage reservoir at a rate exceeding the lower of 1% or the standard recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency; and\n(vi) that substances that compromise the objectives of this chapter or the integrity of a reservoir will not enter the reservoir;\n(j) that the storage reservoir has defined horizontal and vertical boundaries;\n(k) that the boundaries of the storage reservoir include buffer areas to ensure the safe operation of the storage facility;\n(l) plans for monitoring the storage facility and procedures to assess the location and migration of carbon dioxide injected for storage;\n(m) plans to ensure compliance with geologic carbon storage statutes and rules; and\n(n) assurance that all nonconsenting pore space owners are or will be equitably compensated for the use of the pore space of the nonconsenting pore space owners in the storage facility.","path":["Title 40 Mines and Mining","Chapter 40-11 Geologic Carbon Storage"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title40/Chapter11/40-11-S6.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"e818d69d0dedda96fd794934d0236a8132b63d52ba55f7d29d5e7d3a8c23098e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-40-11-5","next":"us-ut/utah-code-40-11-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}