- BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
IN THE MATTER OF:
COAL COMBUSTION WASTE (CCW) ASH
PONDS AND SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS
AT POWER GENERATING FACILITIES:
PROPOSED NEW 35 ILL.
- These
amendments—requiring among other things the Agency’s consideration of sensitive geological
features, groundwater modeling results, potential impacts to surface waters, and alternatives to
proposed corrective action and closure plans—will enable better-informed planning to address
the water and land pollution threats posed by the State’s numerous, typically inadequately-lined
CCW impoundments.
- The regulations should require closure plans for all impoundments
and financial assurance that owners and operat...