Illinois County CCS Ordinances — Summary
As of November 13, 2026
Five central Illinois counties now address CO2 sequestration through zoning. DeWitt prohibits CO2 injection wells in every zoning district, and Champaign bars them over, through, or under the Mahomet Aquifer. McLean relies on a special use permit with modest standards, and Putnam adopted the weakest ordinance of the group, though its original draft was among the strongest, and Ford County’s adopted ordinance is not publicly posted. Two drafts are also included: Christian County, IL (June 25, 2025, with companion capture and pipeline drafts), which would bar CO2 storage under the Macon-Christian County Strip Aquifer and Lake Taylorville, and Vermillion County, Indiana, which sets the most detailed standards of any of them.
Counties
Champaign County, IL — Go to summary
- Ordinance 2026-17, Zoning Case 212-AT-26 (adopted Oct 22, 2026), packet pp. 5–52
- ELUC summary of action, Oct 8, 2026
- ELUC packet with Aug 13 proposed amendment, pp. 63–113
- ZBA supplemental memo, Aug 13, 2026
Christian County, IL — Go to summary
- Draft Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Facility Ordinance, June 25, 2025 (Google Doc)
- Draft Carbon Dioxide Capture Facility Ordinance, 2025 (provided file; not online)
- Draft Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Ordinance, 2025 (provided file; not online)
DeWitt County, IL — Go to summary
- Zoning Code § 155.053(B)(2), Schedule of Permitted, Prohibited and Special Permit Uses (current)
- County Board minutes, Aug 24, 2023: Case A-35-2023 approved
- County Board minutes, Jul 20, 2023: Case A-35-2023 tabled
Ford County, IL — Go to summary
- CO2 Sequestration & Pipeline Ordinance (accepted Nov 27, 2024): not posted online
- County Board minutes, Nov 27, 2024
- County Board minutes, Jan 13, 2025
- Resolution 24-63, asking for a ban on sequestration under sole-source aquifers
McLean County, IL — Go to summary
- Zoning Code §350-43 Z, CO2 sequestration drilling standards (Article VI)
- Article VIII, Special Use Permits
Putnam County, IL — Go to summary
- Ordinance 2025-O-05, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Ordinance (final)
- Resolution 2025-29, adopting the ordinance
- Exhibit A, amended ordinance as voted by the ZBA, Nov 25, 2025
- Original proposed version, Text Amendment ZBA #25-002 (PCCAT)
- Resolution 2026-10, special use permit for Marquis Carbon Injection
Vermillion County, IN — Go to summary
- Draft CCS ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance, Oct 8, 2026
- Ordinance 2025-11, temporary moratorium on carbon sequestration applications
- Unified Development Ordinance
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