Environmentalists Issue Legal Warning Over Power Plant ELG Deadlines

A coalition of environmental groups is charging that EPA’s proposed power plant effluent limitations guideline (ELG) rule violates the Clean Water Act (CWA) by proposing a deadline for facilities to comply with updated wastewater treatment standards beyond the three-year limit the law allows. “The CWA requires compliance with the ELGs no later than three years after the limitations are promulgated. Therefore, the 2023 Proposal violates the CWA by delaying compliance to December 31, 2029” for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater,...