svEPA
United States Van Phong Quan LyDat Dai &Tru,ong Hop Khan Cap
Environmental Protection Thang Hai 2020
Agency
Cac Sira Doi dum De Xuat Doi Vol Quy
Tac ve Chat Con Sot Lai Do Dot Than
(CCR-Coal Combustion Residuals)
Qua Trinh
Vao thang Tir 2015, Co Quan Bao Ve Moi
Trirong Hoa Ky (EPA) da ban hanh mot tap
hop 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 chCra.
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 khf thai dirge tao ra tir
cac co so tien fch san xuat dien qua viec dot
than; thirong dirge goi la tro than. Cac quy
tac trong nam 2015 thiet lap hanh dong khac
phuc, dong cira va sau khi dong cira, cac tieu
chuan ky thuat, va kiem tra, giam sat, liru tru"
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
ngiroc mot so quy d.inh cua quy tac EPA 2015
va da gCri lai mot so dfeu du" doan cho co
quan. Tuy nhien, cac quy tac dirge ap dung tu"
nam 2015 de phat hien va danh gia, va khi
clin khac phuc, cac tac dong doi voi niroc
nglim tu" CCR trong cac bai chCra b<§ mat va
bai chon lap dang dirge thirc hien theo l.ich
trinh ban dau va khong dirge thay doi.
De xuat thang Hai 2020 can co nhCrng
g"?
Trong khi cac bien phap bao ve va yeu cliu
chfnh cua quy tac 2015 van con ap dung,
EPA hien dang lam viec tren mot so de xuat
quy d.inh de thirc hien cac yeu cliu moi theo
Cai Thien Co So Ha Tling Niroc cho Quoc Gia
(WIIN) Hanh dong, tra loi cac kien ngh.i, giai
quyet cac vu kien tung va dam bao thirc hien
em tham hon bang each ap dung cac bai hoc
da lanh hoi dirge. EPA hien dang d<§ xuat bon
thay doi chfnh voi hanh dong nay:
¦ Cac thu tuc cho phep mot so co so han
che tiep tuc sir dung cac lop lot thay the
tai cac bai chCra tro than tren b<§ mat hien
co neu ho co the chirng minh voi EPA
hoac giam doc tieu bang tham gia rang
don v.i se khong anh hirong xau den niroc
nglim, sire khoe con ngiroi hoac moi
trirong. Thay doi nay se cho phep cac co
so sir dung dCr lieu theo doi niroc nglim
tir d.ia diem cua ho de cho thay rang thiet
ke cua mot bai chCra be mat cu the tirong
dirong voi he thong lot bang composite
dirge yeu cliu trong cac quy d.inh hien
hanh.
¦ Cac dfeu kien theo do tro than co the
dirge sir dung trong viec dong cira cac bai
chon lap va cac bai chCra tren b<§ mat.
¦ Mot dfeu khoan dong cira bo sung cho
cac don v.i ma tro than dang dirge loai bo
ma khong the hoan thanh hanh dong
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khac phuc niroc ngaim triroc thai diem
cua tat ca cac hoat dong dong cira khac
sau khi hoan thanh viec loai bo . Theo quy
d.inh moi nay, viec khac phuc niroc ngaim
phai tiep tuc cho den khi dat dirge cac
tieu chuan bao ve niroc ngaim trong giai
doan sau khi dong cira.
¦ Mot sira doi doi voi thong bao ve yeu caiu
voi y d.inh dong cira bao gom ngay co so
bat daiu dong cira va bao cao tien do
dong cira hang nam. Quy d.inh nay nham
thu hep khoang each thai gian trong
thong tin dirge bao cao va tang tinh minh
bach.
EPA se chap nhan gop y cua cong chung v<§
cac sCra doi dirge d<§ xuat trong 45 ngay sau
khi quy tac dirge xuat ban trong Dang Ky Lien
Bang thong qua Regulations.gov.
EPA cung se tien hanh mot phien dfeu train
cong khai v<§ quy tac de xuat.
Thong Tin Co' Ban Bo Sung
Do viec ap dung cac tieu chuan trong quy tac
nam 2015, phain Ion cac bai chCra hien co
dang tren dirong ngan chain viec tiep nhan
tro than va tien hanh dong cCra. Cac bien
phap bao ve chinh dirge cung cap trong
quy tac nam 2015 hien dirge ap dung va se
khong thay doi de dam bao viec giam thieu
rui ro thai chat gay o nhiem vao niroc ngaim,
thoi cac chat o nhiem vao khong khi diroi
dang bui va sir that bai tham hai cua cac bai
chCra tro than tren b<§ mat.
Cac yeu caiu nam 2015 v<§ kiem tra co so,
giam sat, liru trCr ho so va bao cao cung se
khong thay doi. Cac co so quan ly tro than
dirge yeu caiu giam sat niroc ngaim, bao cao
cong khai dCr lieu, va co bien phap khac phuc
de giai quyet sir virgt qua cac tieu chuan bao
ve niroc ngaim, trong so cac yeu caiu khac.
Khong co phain mo rong cho bat ky nghTa vu
nao trong so nay hoac viec thirc hien chung.
Toi co the tlm them thong tin ve de
xuat nay or dau?
¦ Thong tin v<§ quy tac de xuat co san tai:
www.epa.gov/coalash/coal-ash-rule
¦ Thong tin ve tro than co san tai:
www.epa.gov/coalash
¦ EPA cung se tien hanh mot buoi dfeu train
cong khai ao ve quy tac d<§ xuat. Thong tin
chi tiet ve phien dfeu train cong khai se
dirge cong bo tren trang web CCR cua
EPA: www.epa.gov/coalash
¦ De biet thong tin ve each giri y kien, lien
he voi Jesse Miller tai:
miller.iesse@epa.gov hoac qua dien thoai
tai so (703) 308-1180.
¦ Doi voi cac yeu caiu bao chi, xin vui long
lien he: press@epa.gov.
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