oEPA United States Van Phong Quan LyDat Dai &Tru,ong Hop Khan Cap Environmental Protection ThangMu-oiMot2019 Agency Cac Sir a Doi diro'c De Xuat Doi Vol Quy Tac ve Chat Con Sot Lai Do Dot Than (CCR) Summary Vao thang Tir 2015, Co Quan Bao Ve Moi Trirong Hoa Ky (EPA) da ban hanh mot tap hgp toan dien cac yeu cliu ve quan ly chat con sot lai do dot than (CCR- coal combustion residuals) tai cac bai chon lap va cac bai chira. CCR bao gom nhfeu dong chat thai khac nhau, cu the la tro bay, tro day, xi lo hoi va vat lieu khir liru huynh khi thai dirge tao ra tir cac co so tien ich san xuat dien qua viec dot than; nhCrng dong chat thai nay thirong dirge goi la tro than. Cac quy tac thiet lap hanh dong khac phuc, dong cira va sau khi dong cira, cac tieu chuan ky thuat, va kiem tra, giam sat, liru trCr ho so va cac yeu cliu bao cao. Trong Nhom Hoat Dong XCt Ly Chat Thai Ran Tien Ich (USWAG et al. v. EPA (ngay 21 thang Tarn, 2018), Toa Khang Cao D.C. da dao ngirgc mot so quy dinh cua quy tac EPA 2015 va da giri lai mot so dfeu dir doan cho co quan. Tai Sao EPA H6 Tro* Slk Dung co Loi ve CCR? Chat con sot lai do dot than la mot nguon tai nguyen quan trong va viec sir dung co Igi ve trach nhiem doi voi moi trirong cua cac chat lieu nay mang lai nhfeu Igi ich bao gom: • Lffi fch ve moi truing nhir giam nhu cau thai bo; • Lffi fch kinh te nhir giam chi phi lien quan den thai bo tro than, tang doanh thu tir viec ban tro than va tiet kiem tir viec sir dung tro than thay cho cac vat lieu dat tfen khac; • Cac Iffi fch cua san pham nhir cai thien cirong do, do ben va kha nang hoat dong cua cac vat lieu dirge sir dung trong tam tirong va be tong va do do nang cao cac dir an co so ha tang va dirong cao toe quoc gia cua chung toi. Tao Ra cac ChiKOng Trinh Cho Phep CCR cua Tieu Bang Quoc hoi cong nhan vai tro thiet yeu cua cac tieu bang trong viec quan ly tro than khi ho thong qua Dao Luat Cai Thien Co So Ha Tling Niroc nam 2016 cho quoc gia (WIIN). Dao Luat WIIN, trong so nhCrng thay doi khac, da trao cho cac co quan co tham quyen van hanh cac chirong trinh cap phep quan ly tro than thay cho cac yeu ciiu cua lien bang, voi dfeu kien EPA xac dinh cac yeu cliu cua tieu bang co tinh bao ve giong nhir cac tieu chuan cua lien bang. EPA hien dang lam viec voi mot so tieu bang de thiet lap cac chirong trinh cap phep cua rieng ho. Nam ngoai, EPA chap thuan Chirong trinh tro than cua Oklahoma va nam nay co de xuat chap thuan cho chirong trinh cua Georgia. De Xuat Cung Cap Six Ro Rang va Linh Hoat Theo Quy Djnh Triroc cac phan quyet cua toa an, Dao luat WIIN va mot so kien nghi, EPA da de xuat va dang nghien ciru phat trien cac dfeu le moi co lien quan den CCR. 1. Vao thang Tam, EPA da d'e xuat su"a doi cac quy djnh CCR de khuyen khfch viec sir dung co ich loi thich hgp va lam cho ro rang hon ve viec quan ly cac dong tro than, hai van d<§ da dirge giri tra lai cho co quan de xem xet lai. De xuat cung se sira doi cac yeu cliu dang tai tren trang web de cung cap thong tin v<§ co so san co hon cho cong chung, tang cirong tinh minh bach. NhCrng thay doi hgp ly nay se tiep tuc chiu trach nhiem quan ly tro than dong thoi bao ve cho sire khoe con ngiroi va moi trirong. Thoi ky gop y ket thuc vao thang Miroi 2019. ------- 2. De xuat ngay 4 thang Miroi Mot thiet lap vao thang Tarn 2020 la ngay de cac ca so tien ich ngirng nhan chat thai tai cac bai chira b.i anh hirong. Han nCra, no cung cap cho cac co so tien fch kha nang chirng minh sir can thiet phai phat trien cong nghe xir ly chat thai bao ve moi trirong moi phai dirge EPA chap thuan. Tuy nhien, de xuat nay khong lam thay doi cac yeu cliu co ban cua dfeu le 2015 (vi du, giam sat niroc nglim, hanh dong khac phuc) 3. Theo chi dao cua Quoc hoi, co quan nay se som de xuat mot chirong trinh cho phep cua lien bang cho cac don v.i thai bo tro than. Nhir da de cap triroc day, EPA da chap nhan va phe duyet mot so chirong trinh cho phep cua tieu bang va dang lam viec voi mot so tieu bang trong viec phat trien cac chirong trinh cua ho. EPA se cap giay phep o nhCrng tieu bang chon viec khong can dirge phe duyet va cho cac co so o vung dat Bao Ton cua Tho Dan Da Do. Sau khi hoan thanh, nhCrng dfeu nay va cac sCra doi dy kien khac doi voi cac quy d.inh quan ly CCR cua EPA se cung cap mot khung hop ly va kha thi cho cac co so va tieu bang lam theo de cho phep cac tieu bang phat trien de dang hon cac chirong trinh cho phep CCR va giri chung cho EPA de phe duyet. Quan trong nhat la, mac du EPA dang lam viec tren mot so de xuat quy d.inh, nhirng dai da so cac quy tac tro than nam 2015 van dirge ap dung va van tiep tuc thirc hien. Tat ca cac don v.i quan ly tro than dirge yeu cliu giam sat niroc nglim, bao cao cong khai dCr lieu va hanh dong de giai quyet nan virgt qua cac tieu chuan bao ve niroc nglim. Cu The la De Xuat ngay 4 thang Mircri Mot Doi Hoi dfeu gl? D<§ xuat thang Miroi Mot de cap den thoi han chot cham dirt nhan chat thai doi voi cac bai chira khong co lot tren b<§ mat quan ly tro than. Trong do bao gom nhCrng dfeu sau day: ¦ Mot ngay khac vao ngay 31 thang Tam, 2020, de cac co so ngirng dat chat thai vao cac don v.i nay va trang b.i them cho chung hoac bat dau dong cira. EPA xac d.inh ngay nay sau khi danh gia cac biroc ma chu so hCru va nha van hanh can thirc hien de ngirng nhan chat thai va phat trien kha nang thai bo thay the. ¦ Cac sira doi doi voi cac dfeu khoan dong cira thay the se cho phep mot so co so nhat d.inh co them thoi gian de phat trien dung lirgng thay the de quan ly dong chat thai cua ho (bao gom ca chat thai bo sung ngoai CCR dirge tao ra tai co so) triroc khi ho phai bat dau dong cira cac bai chira tren b<§ mat. ¦ Mot sir thay doi bat buoc cua toa an trong viec phan loai cac bai chira tren b<§ mat dirge lot bang dat nen hoac "lot bang dat set" tir "lot" sang "khong lot", co nghTa la cac bai chira be mat triroc day dirge d.inh nghTa la "lot dat set" se khong con dirge coi la don v.i lot va se clin phai dirge trang b.i lai hoac dong cira. Ngoai ra, theo quyet d.inh cua toa an, cac sira doi nay se chi d.inh rang tat ca cac don v.i khong dirge lot bat buoc phai trang b.i lai hoac dong cira, khong chi nhCrng don v.i da phat hien o nhiem niroc nglim tren cac mire quy d.inh. Toi Co The Tim Them Thong Tin Ve D'e Xuat Nay Cyoau? De biet thong tin v<§ dfeu le dirge d<§ xuat, lien he voi Kirsten Hillyer qua dien thoai theo so 703-347-0369 hoac bang email tai hillyer.kirsten(a>epa.gov.EPA se chap nhan blnh pham cong khai ve cac sira doi da dirge de xuat trong 60 ngay sau khi dfeu le dirge xuat ban trong Dang Ky Lien Bang thong qua Regulations.gov. EPA se tien hanh mot phien dfeu train cong khai thirc sir v<§ dfeu le dirge d<§ xuat vao dau thang Gieng 2020. Thong tin bo sung co san tren epa.gov/coalash. ------- |