S.L. 549.68 ст. 13Monitoring.

(1) The operator shall carry out monitoring of the injection facilities, the storage complex (including where possible the CO plume), and where appropriate the surrounding 2 environment for the purpose of:

(a) comparison between the actual and modelled behaviour of CO and formation water in the storage 2 site;

(b) detecting significant irregularities;

(c) detecting migration of CO ; 2

(d) detecting leakage of CO ; 2

(e) detecting significant adverse effects for the surrounding environment, including in particular on drinking water, for human populations, or for users of the surrounding biosphere;

(f) assessing the effectiveness of any corrective measures taken pursuant to regulation 16;

(g) updating the assessment of the safety and integrity of the storage complex in the short and long term, including the assessment of whether the stored CO 2 will be completely and permanently contained.

(2) The monitoring required to be carried out by the operator in terms of sub-regulation (1) shall be based on a monitoring plan designed by the operator pursuant to the requirements laid down in the Second Schedule, including details on the monitoring in accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to regulation 13 of the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System for Stationary Installations Regulations, submitted to and approved by the competent authority pursuant to regulations 7(f) and 9(5)(e). The plan shall be updated pursuant to the requirements laid down in the Second Schedule and in any case every five years to take account of changes to the assessed risk of leakage, changes to the assessed risks to the environment and human health, new scientific knowledge, and improvements in best available technology. Updated plans shall be re-submitted for approval to the competent authority.