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Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments

The Environmental Protection Agency published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 8, 2024. It took effect on November 4, 2024.

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What the agency says

On April 17, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) promulgated national minimum criteria for existing and new coal combustion residuals (CCR) landfills and existing and new CCR surface impoundments. On August 21, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the exemption for inactive surface impoundments at inactive facilities (legacy CCR surface impoundments) and remanded the issue back to EPA to take further action consistent with its opinion in Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, et al. v. EPA. This action responds to that order and establishes regulatory requirements for legacy CCR surface impoundments. EPA is also establishing requirements for CCR management units at active CCR facilities and at inactive CCR facilities with a legacy CCR surface impoundment. Finally, EPA is making several technical corrections to the existing regulations, such as correcting certain citations and harmonizing definitions.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-09157
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Published: May 8, 2024
Takes effect: November 4, 2024
Dates: This final rule is effective on November 4, 2024.
Docket: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107; FRL-7814-04-OLEM
Regulation ID (RIN): 2050-AH14
Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR 9; 40 CFR 257
Topics: Environmental protection; Hazardous waste; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Pages: 173

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