As previously reported, EPA committed to issuing new requirements for coal combustion waste by the end of 2009. In a press release issued December 17, EPA missed that deadline and is delaying the release of any new requirements to allow additional time to research the issue. At this point, EPA is still considering the designation of coal combustion waste as a hazardous material. This would lead to stringent requirements for the storage, disposal and transport of these material; and it would very likely have serious implications on the use of these materials (e.g., fly ash) in construction applications. Of primary concern to AGC is protecting the beneficial use of fly ash in construction. A link to a letter that AGC wrote to the EPA Administrator expressing our concerns can be found here. The AGC Environmental Network steering committee members met with EPA on this issue during their October meeting. AGC staff also met with the Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Solid Waste in November.
For background information on this subject, please visit AGC's Environmental Observer here.
For more information on the delay, please review the EPA's press release here.
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