SEPA Van Phong Bao T6n va Phuc H6i Tai Nguyen EPA-530-F-23-001 Thang Sau 2023 T& Thong Tin: Die Luwig Tro Than Sau Khi Dot (CCR) tai Bai Chu'a Be Mat va Quy Tac Oe Xuat Cua Cac Don Vj Quan Ly CCR Co Quan Bao Ve Moi Trtfong Hoa Ky da ban hanh mot quy tac de xuat yeu cau quan ly an toan tro than do a cac khu vyc hien chu'a dime giam sat theo quy djnh a cap lien bang. Dfeu nay bao gbm cac nha may dien khong hoat dong voi cac be chu'a be mat khong con dime su" dung va cac khu vyc xu" ly tro xi than Ijch su" tai cac nha may dien co cac don vj tro xi than dime quy djnh. D'e xuat nay ap dung cho o nhiem Ijch su" va cac don vj khong hoat dong khong con ho tro cho cac hoat dong cua nha may dien hien tai. De xuat Thang Nam 2023 lam gi? Vao ngay 18 Thang Nam 2023, EPA da d'e xuat su"a doi cac quy tac quan ly viec xu" ly CCR tai cac bai chon lap va bai chu'a tren be mat. EPA da d'e xuat cac yeu cau quy djnh doi voi cac bai chu'a be mat khong hoat dong tai cac co so khong hoat dong (dime goi la "cac bai chu'a be mat CCR ke thifa"). D'e xuat nay dap lai phan quyet cua Toa PhucTham Hoa Ky nam 2018 doi voi Quan Columbia Circuit da bo trong quy'en mien tru" doi voi cac bai chu'a be mat CCR ke thifa khoi cac quy djnh cua CCR. Tai soo De Xuat Bai Chu'a Be Mat CCR KeThira Lai Quan Trong? Tro than la san pham phu cua qua trinh dot than trong cac nha may dien, neu khong dime quan ly thfch hop, co the gay o nhiem ngubn nu"6c, nu"6c ngam, nu"6c uong, va khong khf. Tro than chu'a cac chat gay o nhiem nhu" thuy ngan, cadmium, crom, va asen co lien quan den ung thu" va nhi'eu anh hu*ong su"c khoe nghiem trong khac. Nhi'eu co so lu"u tru" tro than trong cac be chu'a tren be mat, co kha nang bj ro ri hoac hu" hong, du"a tro than va cac chat gay o nhiem cua no vao cac ngubn nu"6c, bao gbm ca nu"6c mat va nu"6c ngam. Vao ngay 17 Thang Tu", 2015, EPA da ban hanh cac tieu chf toi thieu quoc gia doi voi cac bai chon lap CCR hien co va moi cung nhu" cac be chu'a be mat CCR hien co va moi. Quy tac cuoi cung nay khong ap dat bat ky yeu cau nao doi voi cac co so khong hoat dong. Vao ngay 21 Thang Tam, 2018, Toa Phuc Tham Hoa Ky cho Quan Columbia Circuit da huy bo quy'en mien tru" doi voi cac bai chu'a be mat khong hoat dong tai cac co so khong hoat dong va chuyen van de tro lai EPA de thyc hien hanh dong phu hop voi quan diem trong "Nhom hoat dong xu" ly chat thai ran tien fch, et al. v. EPA." Cac be chu'a be mat CCR ke thifa co nhi'eu kha nang khong co lot va khong dime giam sat, khien chung de bj ro ri va cac van de ve cau true hon so voi cac don vj tai cac co so hien dang phuc vu. Cac don vj nay hien khong dime quy djnh o cap lien bang va co the tac dong xau den ngubn nu"6c ngam. De giai quyet nhCPng lo ngai nay, EPA da de xuat cac bien phap bao ve cho cac bai chu'a be mat CCR ke thifa ma phan Ion phan anh cac bien phap bao ve cho cac bai chu'a khong hoat dong tai cac co so dang hoat dong, bao gbm yeu cau dong cu"a cac bai chu'a CCR ------- dung each va khac phuc nu"dc ngam bj o nhiem CCR. De Xuat Cac Dan Vj Quart Ly CCR Ngoai ra, thong qua viec thyc hien quy tac CCR nam 2015, EPA phat hien ra rang cac nha may dien co bai chu"a theo quy djnh cung da thai bo tro than o cac khu vyc ben ngoai cac don vj dtfoc quy djnh va nhfeu tien fch da xac djnh nhung khu vyc nay la ngubn gay o nhiem nu"6c ngam dtfoc phat hien. Nhung khu vyc nay, dtfoc goi la "don vj quan ly CCR/' bao gbm tro than trong cac bai chya tren be mat va cac bai chon lap da dong cu"a tru"6c ngay Quy tac CCR 2015 co hieu lyc, cac bai chon lap CCR khong hoat dong va cac khu vyc khac noi tro than dtfoc dat tryc tiep tren dat. EPA cung d'e xuat thiet lap cac yeu cau giam sat nu"6c ngam, hanh dong khac phuc, dong cu"a va cham soc sau khi dong cu"a cho nhung khu vyc nay. Tai Lieu Ap Dung EPA d'e xuat rang doi voi ca cac don vj bai chya be mat CCR ke thya va cac don vj quan ly CCR, tru'dc tien cac co so can phai viet bao cao voi thong tin de xac djnh cac don vj, phan djnh ranh gioi cua cac don vj, bao gbm so lieu cua cac co so va vj trf cua cac don vj do cung nhu" kfch thu"6c cua don vj. Cac co so sau do se dang cac bao cao nay len trang web cua ho de cong chung truy cap. Thai Han Tuan Thu Quy tac nay se co hieu lyc sau sau thang ke ty khi cong bo quy tac cuoi cung trong Dang Ky Lien Bang. Khong co so nao phai dap yng bat ky yeu cau moi nao tru'dc ngay sau sau thang do. Cac thoi han tuan thu du"oc de xuat se cho phep them thoi gian sau ngay co hieu lyc de cac co so tuan thu cac tieu chf ky thuat nhat djnh dya tren lu"gng thoi gian cac dy an EPA ma cac co so se can de hoan thanh chung (vf du, lap dat he thong giam sat nu"6c ngam, phat trien chu"ong trinh lay mau va phan tfch nu"6c ngam ). Sis Tham Gia va Tiep Can Cua Phan Khu Dien Cac nha may dien khong con su" dung cac khu vyc la doi ttfong cua de xuat nay de ho tro cac hoat dong hien tai cua ho (nghTa la ho khong con can phai dat them tro xi than trong cac don vj nay). Tuy nhien, EPA se tiep tuc lam viec voi cac co so dien va nha di'eu hanh lu"6i dien de giai quyet moi lo ngai ve kha nang dang tin cay. Nhan Xet cua Cong Chung EPA se thu thap y kien cua cong chung ve de xuat nay cho den het ngay 17 Thang Bay, 2023. EPA se to chyc mot phien dfeu tran tryc tiep tai Chicago, Illinois vao ngay 28 Thang Sau, 2023. Ngoai ra, EPA se to chyc mot phien dfeu tran cong khai tryc tuyen vao ngay 12 Thang Bay, 2023. Toi Co The Tim Them Thong Tin cypau? 1. Doc ve quy tac dtfoc de xuat va cac phien dfeu tran cong khai tren trang web de xuat cua chung toi: https://www.epa.gov/coalash/propose d-changes-legacy-coal-combustion- residuals-surface-impoundments-and- ccr-management. 2. Tim hieu ve tro than: www.epa.gov/coalash. 3. De biet thong tin ve each gu"i nhan xet, hay lien he voi Michelle Lloyd qua email tai llovd.michelle(a)epa.gov hoac qua dien thoai theo so (202) 566-0560. 4. Doi voi cac cau hoi ve bao chf, lien he: press(a)epa.gov. ------- |