July 25, 2013 - On July 25, 2013, the Board granted Ameren Energy Resources’ (Ameren), request for a one-year stay in a proposed rulemaking to address the closure of coal combustion waste surface impoundments. The proposed rule would add a Subpart B to Part 840 of the Board’s regulations. Ameren, on April 9, 2013, filed the proposed rulemaking with the Board, which docketed the rulemaking as In the Matter of: Site-Specific Rule for the Closure of Ameren Energy Resources Ash Ponds: Proposed New 35 Ill. Adm. Code 840, Subpart B (R13-19).
Board Grants a Stay in a Proposed Rulemaking to Allow Closure of Ash Ponds at Ameren
Energy Resources Facilities.
Ameren, on April 9, 2013, filed the proposed rulemaking with the Board, which docketed the
rulemaking as In the Matter of: Site-Specific Rule for the Closure of Ameren Energy ResourcesAsh Ponds: Proposed New 35 Ill.
These facilities include approximately 16 ash ponds “that could
ultimately be subject to the proposed regulations.”On July 1, 2013, Ameren filed a motion to stay proceedings stating that, both before and afterfiling its proposal with the Board, it discussed proposed rule language with the IllinoisEnvironmental Protection Agency (IEPA).
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