NRDC ALLOWS EPA TO DELAY IRON AND STEEL EFFLUENT GUIDELINES

In a move that will delay important updates in water pollution regulations on the rapidly changing iron and steel industry, environmentalists have granted EPA's request for a two-year extension in developing new iron and steel mill wastewater controls. The delay has some sources questioning whether EPA will be able to stick to its plan to reduce the amount of time it takes to produce effluent guidelines, which establish the best available technologies (BAT) for wastewater treatment that are economically achievable...