Necessary changes or intentionally confusing?
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality says it has tried to develop a wastewater permit for the closed Riverbend Steam Station, a first of its kind involving removal of coal ash, based on guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But it complains that the EPA has contradicted itself on provisions and dithered about approving the state’s plans.
“For well over a year, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has prevented the cleanup of coal ash ponds in North Carolina,” said Tom Reeder, assistant secretary for the environment at DEQ.
I'm sure many advocates are frustrated over these delays, but the activity in question, the "dewatering" of coal ash ponds, is a potential source for a great deal of permitted contamination of our water resources. Arriving at the least hazardous solution is imperative, lest the cure be worse than the sickness. All that said, it appears DEQ has been complicating the process with continual rewrites:
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