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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.


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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.


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