Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Federal CCR Permit Program

17 organizations filed 19 public comments on Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Federal CCR Permit Program, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closes in 1d.

Abstract

The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act established a new coal combustion residual (CCR) regulatory structure under which states may seek approval from EPA to operate a permitting program that would regulate CCR facilities within their state; if approved, the state program would operate in lieu of the federal requirements. The WIIN Act requires that such state programs must ensure that facilities comply with either the federal regulations or with state requirements that EPA has determined are “at least as protective as” the federal regulations. Furthermore, the WIIN Act established a requirement for EPA to establish a federal permit program for the disposal of CCR in Indian country and in “nonparticipating” states, contingent upon Congressional appropriations. In March 2018, Congress appropriated funding for federal CCR permitting. Related to EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-4159 The proposal would establish a new federal permitting program for disposal of CCR. The potentially regulated universe is limited to facilities with CCR disposal units subject to regulation under 40 CFR Part 257 Subpart D, which are located on tribal lands and in nonparticipating states. The remaining CCR facilities would be regulated by the approved state program and would not be subject to federal permitting requirements.

Commenters (17)

• Arizona Public Service Companyunverified attribution

  3 filings · confidence 70%
• Ameren Corporationunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• American Coal Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Electric Power Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• American Public Power Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officialstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Center for Biological Diversity

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Cleco Corporate Holdings LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Deseret Generation and Transmission Co-operativeunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Luminant Generation Company LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Missouri Association of Municipal Utilitiestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Ground Water Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Sierra Club

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• West Virginia Rivers Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Xcel Energy Inc.unverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%