EPA Plans to Stiffen Water Pollution Limits on Coal Power Plants

The EPA is moving to strengthen water pollution limits on certain coal-fired power plants, according to a notice set to be published in the Federal Register.

• The agency said it intends to propose a new rule in the fall, after considering whether more-stringent limitations and standards are appropriate for wastewater from steam electric plants
• EPA said it will continue enforcing current requirements that were imposed in 2015 and modified last year
• “EPA determined that moving forward with implementing the existing regulations would ensure that water resources are protected now, while we quickly move to strengthen water quality protections and further ...