EPA Proposes Changes to Coal Wastewater Rules, Saving Millions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is contemplating modifications to regulations that could decrease costs for states and industries while preserving environmental safeguards. The propositions encompass extending compliance deadlines for coal power plants' wastewater disposal rules and revising the Regional Haze Rule.
The EPA estimates that extending compliance could save the electricity sector between $30 million and $200 million annually. This is due to the increasing energy demand making the current wastewater discharge regulations potentially expensive. The proposed changes would extend both the compliance and notice deadlines for coal ash wastewater pollution regulations.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attributed the energy sector's reliability crisis to the previous administration. He believes these changes will help alleviate the situation. However, environmental groups like the Sierra Club argue that extending deadlines would expose more people to higher levels of toxic pollution.
The EPA is inviting public input on these proposed changes. A 60-day public comment period will commence after the advance notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the Federal Register. The proposal for extending compliance deadlines is also open for public comment for 30 days after publication. These changes aim to strike a balance between the needs of the energy sector and environmental protection.
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