closingthe floodgates - how the coal industry is poisoning our water

7/27/2019 ClosingThe Floodgates - How the Coal Industry is Poisoning Our Water

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able f Ces

exeCuIve summay 1

Pa eyeas f egleC a a CHaCe f CHage 3

Introdction 3

1 h oic lc o Co Pnt wtr Potion 4

Ho Co Pnt wtr Potion act u 4

wh I Co Pnt wtr Potion so oic? 5

2 stt fi to Contro oic ichr in th anc o fdr stndrd 7

3 Co Pnt Cn Cn up hir wtr Potion 10

i to stop sttin or unind Pond Intd o gnin rtnt st 10

r ah Hndin 10

bt wtr rtnt chnooi or scrr sd nd lcht 11

ai chnooi Cn so tion Potion Pro 11

4 mddin th wtr: Poitic Intrrnc Pt Protction t ik 12

Pa wlIvIg wseam: Cal wae PlluI aCss He Cuy 14

1 bi Pnt: bi Pro 14

ldi: lk, sp, nd ghin ichr into th miori 14

monro: siin in Co Pnt wt 15

2 Co ir: k enr oic lc in orth Croin 15

3 ir o wt: wtrhd In nr 16

h Iinoi ir: Priri str undr Prr 16

h bck wrrior ir: oic mt in a wtr 18

4 enironnt Injtic: Co Pnt wtr Potion nd Inqit 19

wkn: Indtri Potion on th lk 19

orth h & ir o: vnr Coniti nd l Prit 19

5 rnrrin Potnt ro air to wtr 2 0

6 Potin wtr in th arid wt 22

7 va oic lc: h ah Pond Cn-up Pro 238 Co in th wtr, Cot to Cot 25

Concion 25

endnot 26

appndi I 30

appndi II 31

appndi III 45


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abu He sPsIg gaIzaIs

the environmental integrity ProjeCt (eIP) i nonprtin, nonprot

ornition ddictd to th norcnt o th ntion nti-potion

nd th prntion o poitic intrrnc ith tho h eIP proid

ojcti ni o ho th ir to norc or ipnt nironnt

incr potion nd hr pic hth, nd hp oc coniti

otin th protction o nironnt

the sierra Club i th ntion odt nd rt rroot nironnt

rop, ith 21 iion r nd pportr h sirr C bond Co

Cpin ork to ddr th prin pic hth thrt ro co-rd

por pnt nd tord cn nr

Clean Water aCtion i on-iion r ornition o dir

pop nd rop joind tothr to protct or nironnt, hth,

conoic -in, nd conit qit o i It o incd cn,

nd ord tr; prntion o hth thrtnin potion; crtion

o nironnt jo nd in; nd pornt o pop

to k docrc ork Cn wtr action orni tron rroot

rop nd coition nd cpin to ct nironnt cndidt nd

o nironnt nd conit pro

earthjustiCe i non-prot pic intrt ornition ddictd to

protctin th nicnt pc, ntr rorc, nd idi o thi rth,

nd to dndin th riht o pop to hth nironnt

WaterkeePer allianCe ondd in 1999 nironnt ttor-

n nd ctiit ort f Knnd, Jr, nd r trn wtrkpr

rnition It i o ont o on-th-tr doct ho ptro

nd protct or thn 100,000 i o rir, tr, nd cotin in

orth nd soth aric, erop, atri, ai, nd aric wtrkpr

rnition coin rthnd knod o thir tr ith n n-

rin coitnt to th riht o thir coniti nd to th r o

aCKwlegmehi rport priri copod nd ditd eIP mnin attorn

Jnnir n nd sirr C st attorn Cri s thr con-

tritin to thi rport incd: eIP rch ant o lon nd ro

sndr, sirr C aocit attorn C ort, sirr C ant

nd fo shrri lin, o Prn, mi wndr, stphni gr,

nd Hin gpt, Cn wtr action tion wtr Cpin Coordintor

Jnnir Ptr, erthjtic Co Pror irctor aii in, wtrkp

ainc st attorn Ptr Hrrion nd wtrkpr ainc go Co

Cpin Coordintor onn lin

aa lImIaIs

h inortion contind in thi rport i d on copn -rportd

dt otind throh pic cci us enironnt Protction

anc it nd frdo o Inortion act rqt ccion,

ornnt dt contin rror, ithr c inortion i incc-

rt rportd th rtd ntiti or incorrct trncrid orn-

nt nci hi rport i d on dt rtrid prior to J 2013, nd

qnt dt rtri dir iht o copni corrct prior

rport

w r coittd to nrin tht th dt prnt r ccrt

poi w i corrct n rror tht r ri

Questions and Comments cn dirctd to Jnnir n t

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4/50Cling te Fldgte

Co-rd por pnt r th rt orc o toic

tr potion in th unitd stt, dpin iion

o pond o potion into aric rir, k,

nd tr ch r1 h t ro co pnt,

o knon co cotion t, incd co

h nd d ro potion contro cd cr-

r tht r notorio or contintin rond nd

rc tr ith toic h t nd othr po-

tnt2 h potnt, incdin d nd rcr,

cn dnro to hn nd rk hoc in ortrhd n in r ont h toic t-

in thi t do not drd or ti nd n

io-cct, incrin in concntrtion th

tr p th ood chin, tit coctin in or

odi, nd th odi o or chidrn

eitin ntion tndrd nt to contro co pnt

tr potion r thirt-on r od nd i to t

n iit on n dnro potnt n no

h th us enironnt Protction anc (ePa)

propod to pdt th otdtd tndrd, in ordr

to cr dichr o rnic, oron, cdi, d,rcr, ni, nd othr h t ro co

pnt athoh th Cn wtr act rqir th ePa

nd tt to t potion iit or por pnt in th

nc o dr tndrd,3 tt h rotin -

od niitd dichr o thi dnro potion

r ri o 386 co-rd por pnt cro th

contr dontrt tht th Cn wtr act h

n ot nir inord por copni

nd prittin nci r r i d on th

ePa enorcnt nd Copinc Hitor nin

(eCH) dt nd or ri o dichr pr-it or co-rd por pnt for ch pnt,

rid prit nd onitorin rqirnt or r-

nic, oron, cdi, d, rcr, nd ni; th

hth o th rciin tr; nd th prit pir-

tion dt r ni r tht:

r 70 prcnt o th co pnt tht dichr

co h nd crr ttr r od to

dp niitd ont o rnic, oron, cd-

i, rcr, nd ni into pic tr, in

iotion o th Cn wtr act

n ot 63 prcnt o th co pnt r r-

qird to onitor nd rport dichr o rnic,

oron, cdi, rcr, nd ni

n ot 17% o th prit or th 71 co pnt

dichrin into tr ipird or rnic, oron,

cdi, d, rcr, or ni contind

iit or th potnt rponi or drdin

tr qit

r h o th pnt rd r dichrin

toic potion ith n pird Cn wtr act

prit fit-thr por pnt r oprtin ith

prit tht pird or or r o

In hort, co pnt h d or rir, k, nd

tr thir on prit t dp or dcd

h dnro dichr h rio conqnc-

or coniti tht i nr co-rd por

pnt nd thir dp cro th unitd stt

n o thond o i o rir r drdd

thi potion4 h ePa h idntid or thn 250

indiid intnc hr co pnt h hrd

rond or rc tr5 bc n co por

pnt it on rcrtion k nd rroir, or p-

tr o drinkin tr ppi, tho thond o

i o poiond tr h n ipct on pop

cro th contr Co tr potion ri cncr

rik, k h n to t, nd cn inict tin

rin d on or chidrn6

aricn do not nd to i ith th dnro

dichr wttr trtnt tchnooi tht

drtic rdc, nd n iint, dichr o

toic potion r id i, nd r rd

in t o por pnt in th unitd stt7

accordin to th ePa, co pnt cn iint co

h ttr ntir oin to dr h hndin

tchniq8 scrr dichr cn o trtd

ith coon n tchnooi ch chic

prcipittion, iooic trtnt, nd por co-

prion to rdc or iint iion o ton o toic

potion9

h ePa rcnt propo to t on ord tn-

drd contin tip option, incdin tron

exeCutive summary


5/50Closing the Floodgate

tndrd tht od rqir th iintion o th

jorit o co pnt tr potion in tchnoo-

i tht r i nd cot-cti h tront

o th option, cd ption 5 in th propo,

od iint ot toic dichr, rdcin

potion or thn 5 iion pond r, nd

hod th option ePa ct or th n r h

nt tront option, cd ption 4, od ii-

nt h-contintd dichr, nd pp rioro

trtnt rqirnt or crr d, hor

it od on rdc potion 33 iion pond

r, 2 iion thn ption 5 b iintin or i-

nicnt rdcin toic dichr ro co pnt,

tron n r od crt hndrd o iion o

dor in nt r r in th or o iprod

hth nd rcrtion opportniti or aricn,

in ddition to th incc nt o cn nd

hth trhd10 h ePa tit tht ndin

toic dpin ro co pnt od cot thn

on prcnt o nn rn or ot co pnt

nd t ot ot to pnni d in pn or

ordinr aricn i th tiiti pd o o th

cnp cot to conr11

unortnt, th propo o incd i nd

k option inrtd poitic oprti, rthr

thn ePa cintit h option od prr th

tt qo or do itt to contro dnro potion

dpin wk option r i to potr

nd aricn dr ttr It i ti or th ePa

to t tron, ntion tndrd to nd dcd o

toic tr potion, nd protct pic hth nd or

tr


6/50Closing the Floodgates

ini tndrd tht r tihd in 1982 an

pdt i on ord eitin r contin n-

ti no iit on th ont o toic potnt in-

cdin rnic, rcr, ni, nd d tht co

pnt cn dp into or tr18 h ePa it dit

tht th tndrd do not dqt ddr th

toic potnt dichrd ro th ctric por

indtr19

a rt o thi rtor ir, ot co por

pnt no nin trtnt to contro thir

tr potion, incdin dnro -h nd

otto-h t, crr d, nd chin

potion ro nd nd pond mn pnt h

nothin or thn rdintr ttin pond, hich

do ot nothin to ro th diod h

t tht k co tr potion poiono nd

dnro20

cd o nchckd potion h pt or -

tr, or nironnt, nd or hth t rik bt

no thr i n opportnit to chn tht atr

r o ork rrch cintit nd ninr

dtrind docc citin cro th

contr th ePa h n propod to pdt it

otdtd tndrd h ePa propo ot

n o option tht r inicnt in th ont

o potion th od contro so o tho option

r inc nd i k bt th tront

option ption 5, hich t ro dichr tn-

drd tht od rqir pnt to cn p ot

ntir nd ption 4, hich iint ot di-

chr nd rqir coprhni trtnt or th

rindr od cot-cti o th t oco por pnt tord ro dichr o potnt,

protctin or pic hth nd or nironnt

In ddition to th incc nt o thond o

i o cnr rir nd tr tht od rt

ro roin th dichr o toic t, th

r od o crt thond o jo nd hndrd

o iion o dor in ontr nt r r in

th or o iprod hth nd rcrtion oppor-

tniti cro th unitd stt21 h co indtr,

hich h on ipod th cot o it potion on

introduCtion

a cro th unitd stt, iion o on pr

d o tr potion cd ith toic potnt

incdin rnic, rcr, ni, nd d h

ro co-rd por pnt into or rir, k, nd

tr Potion o ro th in, k pond

tht n pnt to tor thir toic rri o co

h nd oktck crr d oic chic

o p ro nind pond nd dr t ndinto rond nd rc tr, in hind pr-

itnt th c a in , t t 55 iion pond

o tr potion i rd into th nironnt

co por pnt r r, nd inicnt portion

o tht potion i d p o toic chic12

h por pnt r th rt orc o toic

tr potion in th unitd stt, dpin or

toic into or tr thn th othr top nin potin

indtri combined13 hi hr potion, incd-

in nr 80,000 pond pr r o rnic on, 14

k it into trodi cro th contr,

into h nd othr qtic i nd into or odi,

thoh h nd tr conption, iin, ot-

in, nd othr ctiiti15 hond o i o rir

nd tr r rd hrd thi potion, nd

r r th pro t or

hi rport, n indpndnt ri o hndrd o co

pnt ttr prit, ho tht nr 70 pr-

cnt o por pnt prit t no nt iit on

ho ch rnic, oron, cdi, d, rcr, nd

ni th pnt cn dichr16 Indd, n

prit do not n rqir onitorin, o rtor,

nd th pic, do not kno or crtin ht poion

r ndin thir into th tr r ri ocd

on th potnt c th r ot

ond in co h nd crr t nd r prtic-

r hr to hth or qtic i

h Cn wtr act, hn it c , tihd

ntion o o ending tr potion 198517

r thr dcd tr, th rt indtri orc

o toic tr potion contin to o or tr

nti nchckd c it i on rtd

Part one

years oF negleCt and a ChanCe For Change



or dichr ro th it29 mn o th t

dp or pond h no inr to prnt potion

ro kin ot o th30

accordin to th ePa, tn o thond o i o

rir r drdd thi potion31 h ePa h

rd idntid 132 prt c hr por

pnt contintd rc tr nd nothr 123

c hr rondtr dd bc

n co por pnt it on rcrtion k ndrroir, or ptr o drinkin tr ppi,

tho thond o i o poiond tr h

n idit ct on pop cro th contr

In ddition to tho itd oppoit, th ePa h idnti-

d n othr dnro tnc in co pnt

ttr, incdin chroi, odn, nd

thi64 In ot r intnc, co pnt r

th rt orc o each o th tr potnt

ntion

h ePa cct tht th nn potion ro co

por pnt trnt into or thn iht iionwPe or toic ihtd pond qint, indict-

in h toic rdn on th ntion tr65 ht

r dr th potion ro n othr indtri

ctor in th unitd stt nd i or thn th

othr top nin potin indtri combined or

thn th ppr i in th contr, or thn th

rnri, or thn th chic pnt nd rti-

ir ciiti nd or i nd incinrtor66 h t

i o r or toic thn n dichr ro tpic

pic-ond trtnt ork, th ort o

pnt tht r citi nd ton scrr ton contin 80 ti or ni thn tpic

pnt t67 with rpct to toic potion,

th 290 co pnt rd ePa pt ch o

rdn on th nironnt thond o

pnt68 with hndrd o co por pnt cro

th contr, it i no rpri tht co pnt potion

po ch rio thrt to or tr

Hw Cl Plnt wt Pllutn ffCts us

Co por pnt cn iion o on o tr

r d, o ot por pnt it on or nr tr

od hi n tht co pnt dichr into hn-drd o rir, k, nd tr cro th unitd

stt h tr r otn popr rcrtion

pot or otin, iin, nd hin nd r drink-

in tr orc or nr coniti fihin

proid n inpni, ri, nd hth ood

orc, t hn h r contintd, coniti

tht dpnd on hin r r or nr thn

th nr poption

hr i no qtion tht hr to h nd othr

idi ro co t dichr i idprd nd

o , cn rdi or th rti odt cot

o cnin p it potion, rthr thn r dpin

it into rir h coon-n trtnt rqird

th ePa propod r r rrk ord-

, ontin to tnti thn on prcnt

o rn or ot co pnt, nd no or thn

to pnni d in pn or ordinr aricn,

i tiiti pd cot onto conr in thir c-

tricit i22 In chn or to cnt d, cod

nd ot toic tr potion in thi contr

h ePa t ni ro dichr r nd pt

on pth to oin on o or ot idprd nd

hr potion pro It i ti to o orrd

nd protct pic hth nd nironnt

1. the toxiC legaCy oF Coal PlantWater Pollution

h 55 iion pond o tr potion ro co

por pnt r r incd t t 179 iion

pond o t, incdin rnic, ni, cdi-

, chroi, nd rcr23 h toic r hrd-

o to hn or qtic i in r do (-

rd in prt pr iion) c th do not drd

or ti nd io-cct, nin th incr

in concntrtion th r pd p th ood chin

mch o th rinin potion conit o ntrint

ch nitron nd phophor, hich contrit to

thick, op oo tht cn chok trhd,

ch th Chpk b24

hi dpin occr in tonihin o h ePa

tit tht, ch r, p to 145 iion on o

h trnport tr nd p to 66 iion on o ot-

to h trnport tr prodcd t jt on

por pnt nd dpd into h pond25 mkin -

tr potion or, n pnt ithr h intd,

or i oon int, oktck crr -

t tht cn prnt toic t ro oin p th

oktck into th ir h pro i tht crr

otn concntrt th t th ro into t,

toic, d tht nr do not ndro n

cti trtnt26 hnk to trictr ir potion

r, crr h incrd 900 prcnt inc

198227 yt, thr r no tndrd to nr protcti

ttr trtnt o th crr d, nd o

thi pci toic n ttr tr i ndin

p in ttin pond hr it thn k it into

rir, tr, nd k

and tht not : oic potion o occr hn

cht t or nd nd h ipondnt

dichr ntrtd or indqt trtd t-

tr28 In o c, co h nd or pond

cor hndrd o cr, in oc tnd, nd trn

tr into drin ditch or t tht ithr k



Why Is Coa Pa Wa PoIo so oIC?

athoh co t tr contin rin i-

tr o potion, o th r toic bo r -

ri o o o th ot dnro poion th

contin

arseniC

arnic i potnt poion Por pnt32 dichr

t t 79,200 pond o rnic r rhichth ePa cct to 320,000 toic ihtd

pond qint (wPe), th norid nit tht

ePa to copr th rti toic ct o di-

rnt potnt33 accordin to th ePa, rnic i

rqnt ord t td concntrtion nr

co t it, hr it h n ond in rond-

tr, nd cn o id p, or io-cct, in

cot ctd th dichr34 accordin

to th anc or oic stnc Contro nd

i itr (as), rnic in drinkin tr

i inkd to icrri, tiirth, nd innt itho irth iht35 arnic cn o c cncr,

incdin kin tor nd intrn orn tor,36 nd

i o connctd to hrt pro, nro t

diordr, nd intn toch pin37

merCury

a th ePa pin, n thoh rcr concntr-

tion in co pnt t cn rti o, r-

cr i hih toic copond tht rprnt n

nironnt nd hn hth rik n in

concntrtion, nd th condition t th otto

o co t poo r prticr ik to conrt

rcr into it ot toic or38 mrcr i io-

cctin poion tht ipir rin dopnt

in chidrn nd c nro t nd kidn

d in dt39 a rction o t-poon o r-

cr cn contint 25-cr k,40 nd co pnt

dp 2,820 pond or 330,000 wPe into or

tr r r41 mrcr o cct in h,

kin th n to t42

selenium

Co por pnt dichr 225,000 pond o -

ni ch r,43 rtin in r nironnt

hr44 Hih o ni cn ki pop, nd

or cn c nro t pro, rit-

t hir, nd dord ni45 sni tk it

ot rio to in or rir nd tr, hr it i

ct poiono to h nd othr qtic i in n

do Concntrtion o 3 icror pr

itr cn ki h,46 nd or concntrtion cn

h dord or tri47 sni o io-cc-

t nd intrr ith h rprodction, nin

tht it cn prnnt dtro idi poption in

k nd rir it ork it throh th co-

t or priod o r48

lead

ld i hih toic poion tht cn c r

rin d, pci in chidrn49 Co pnt

dp 64,400 pond o d into th tr ch

r50 athoh th ePa rport tht ch o thid tt ot ir qick, i it ind p pin

into rir dint, it i prit nc d ntr th

rir cot, it cn ntr th ood chin nd io-

cct, din to rio hr to idi,

thrtnin pop51

Cadmium

Cdi i t nothr io-cctin h

t52 Por pnt nd 31,900 pond ch r

into or tr, or 738,000 wPe, d to cdi

hih toicit53 as rn tht drinkin tr ith

td cdi cn c kidn d,ri on, oitin nd dirrh nd oti

dth54 Cdi o ik c cncr55 fih -

pod to c cdi co dord56

boron

boron i rr in npotd tr, nin tht n

r concntrtion cn toic to idi not

pod to thi potnt57 Co pnt di-

chr or thn 54 iion pond o oron nn,

conrtin rr continnt into coon-pc

potnt dontr o thir dichr point58

boron ct on pop i ncr, t o tdit tht it cn c n, oitin, nd dir-

rh, n t o concntrtion59

bromides

Co pnt t contin roid t, hich r

r hrd to ro hort o portin ttr

to crti ot th potnt60 broid intrct

ith diinctnt proc in tr trtnt pnt

to or diinction prodct, incdin c o

chic cd trihothn, hich r oci-

td ith ddr cncr61

nitrogen and PhosPhorush ntrint r iportnt in qntiti, t

cn rdi orpor cot in rr qntiti,

conrtin cr tr into -chokd p62

bc co pnt dp or thn 30 iion

pond o nitron nd 682,000 pond o pho-

phor nn, th r tnti contritor to

hr ntrint odin in th Chpk b nd

othr trhd63



en in r k, co pnt potion prit nd c-

ct rchr h dicord tht rnic,

in prticr, cct in th dint on k ot-

to, nd thn rpt ro dint tr r

nd trti in th r, rin ck into th

k drin th r d hn n pop

r ik to ot hin nd iin83

h r jt o o th rportd incidnt o

d ro co pnt potion a th ePa hdocntd, th cop o thi potion i trin

accordin to th ePa, to-third o th tr r-

ciin co pnt t h rdcd tr qit

dirct rt o tht potion84 r h o tho

tr (49 prcnt) h tr qit or

thn th ePa tion condd wtr Qit

Critri, nd th o th iot tndrd or drink-

in tr85 stndrd or rnic, ni, cdi,

nd thi r th ot rqnt iotd for

intnc, 147 ot o th 297 trodi rciin co

t cd hn hth tr qit tndrd

or rnic86 snt-iht por pnt dichr

dirct into tr od tht h n or itd

hin tr qit ipird potnt in co

t (ith rcr in th ot coon pot-

nt o concrn)87

h ePa tit tht 11,200 i o rir cd

rcondd tr qit or hn hth

rt o co pnt tr potion r 24,000

i o rir cd rcondd tr qit

or rcrtion88 In n o th tr, h

r not to t mrcr in h po thrt to

pop hin or ood in nr to-third o rci-

in tr, nd 38 prcnt o tho tr h or

h diori89

rinkin tr i ctd too h ePa rport tht

ot 40 prcnt o pnt dichr ithin i

o pic tr intk, nd 85 prcnt o pnt di-

chr ithin i o pic 90

Hn hth ipct ro thi potion r rio

h ePa tit, or intnc, tht nr 140,000

pop pr r princ incrd cncr rik d

to rnic in h ro co pnt; tht nr 13,000

chidrn ndr th o n ch r h r-

dcd IQ c o d in h th t; nd tht

ot 2,000 chidrn r orn ith or IQ c

o rcr in h thir othr h tn91

hi ntionid poionin o or rir i prticr

njt or coniti tht dpnd hi on h or

ood accordin to th tion enironnt Jtic

adior Conci, ii in n coniti o

coor, incdin tho o aricn-aricn nd ti

rio scintit h docntd co potnt,

ch ni nd rnic, idin p to r hih

concntrtion in h nd idi pod to co

t dichr, nd tht tho cctin toic

cn tit dor or ki ni69

h or thn 250 docntd incidnt o d-

to tr rorc ro co pnt potion h

rtd in tin nironnt hr70 n r

ocin on rportd h nd idi d cd co t dichr on ho t t 22 ch

incidnt or th t dcd, cin d

o or thn $23 iion71 Incrdi, 12 o th 22 c

r cd permitteddichr, rthr hoin

th nd or tron pdtd ntion tndrd72

h rin tor rpt it in nd

in In orth Croin, b lk, popr hin

nd rcrtion pot, contintd jt or

dcd o co t dpin Jt tn r o

dichr noh to iint 18 o th 20 h

pci in th k, nd to dnro ocontintion in h nd ird or thn tn r

tr73 In Hco roir, o in orth Croin, co

pnt dpin d to n $864 iion h ki tht t

ni in i 1,000 ti rtr thn or-

dinr tr concntrtion74 In , t mrtin Crk

roir, co pnt dichrd ttr or jt

iht onth; ithin to r, 90 prcnt o pnk-

ton-tin h in th k hd did, nd roth

nd i cod no onr rprodc75 en

r tr, h in th k r riddd ith dd

or din ti in thir intrn orn76 Poiond h

trnd p in th wh roir in , too, orc-

in th tt to rn int conin h ro th

k77 brnd brnch roir pcd

ndr th dior onc it trtd rciin h

pond dichr78

a rcnt r o tr ctd nin por

pnt, d on intni tr pin in orth

Croin, ond contintion cro th tt79

n pin hod concntrtion o rnic in

dichr ro to o th pnt t or to nin

ti rtr thn th ePa drinkin tr tn-

drd ichr ro othr pnt hod ni

concntrtion p to 17 ti rtr thn th ePa

rcondd chronic por or qtic i80

ichr ro th pnt o cdd hn

nd qtic i tndrd or ntion, cdi, nd

thi81 h k nd rir rciin thi t,

prdict, hod td o toic, incd-

in rnic nd ni, n thoh th r r

odi o tr fih in t t on o th k r

dord in tht indict ni poionin82



pop, r on hin to pp ic ntrition

nd92 a th Conci rot, [p]t ip, coni-

ti o coor, o-inco coniti, tri, nd othr

indino pop dependon hth qtic co-

t nd th h, qtic pnt, nd idi tht th

cot pport93 fihin proid n inpn-

i, ri, nd hth ood orc, t hn h

r contintd, rinc on hin or ood k

coniti r or nr to tr potion nd

contintd h thn th nr poption

trint potion i o rio pro, contrit-

in to oo nd othr cooic inc

cro th contr for p, por pnt di-

chr pproit 22 iion pond pr r o

nitron to th Chpk b 30% o th tot

nitron od from NPDES permitted sources discharg-

ing industrial wastewaters in tht trin trhd,

hich i on th ot cooic nd conoi-

c iportnt tri in th contr94

In , ro cot to cot, nd in rir, k, ndtr cro th contr, co pnt tr po-

tion cct, poionin tr, oin dint,

nd contritin to r-c cooic dirption

cro tn o thond o i o tr nr-

thr dcd tr th Cn wtr act trt

dt to eliminate tr potion95

2. states Fail to Control toxiCdisCharges in the absenCe oFFederal standards

ntion tndrd r rnt ndd in r

prt c th tt h ot ntir id to

contro toic t potion ro co por pnt

whr th ePa i to t tron ntion dichr

tndrd or potr ( i th c hr), tt pr-

ittin nci r rqird th Cn wtr act

to t iit in dichr prit or indiid pnt

tht rct th t i trtnt tchnoo

nd protct tr qit96 and tchnooi r i-

to inicnt rdc nd n iint toic

dichr ro por pnt97 yt or ri o 386

co-rd por pnt indict tht thi h n

ot nir inord ctric tiiti nd thtt nci tht i nd norc Cn wtr act

dichr prit

r r i d on th ePa enorcnt nd

Copinc Hitor nin (eCH) dt, hich

incd prittin inortion or co por pnt

cro th contr, nd or ri o dichr pr-

it for ch pnt rd, rcordd hthr

th prit contind iit or onitorin rqirnt

or i rprntti toic t (rnic, oron, cd-

i, d, rcr, nd ni); hthr th pnt

itd h or crr t on it dichr;

hthr th pnt dichr into tr ipird

or on or or o th i rprntti toic t;

nd hthr th pnt prit pird98 at t

274 o th 386 co pnt dichr co h nd/or

crr ttr See appndic IIII or th co-

pt rt o or ni r ni ho tht

tt h rotin trnd ind to th dn-

ro dichr hi por pnt h d or

ntion tr thir on prit dpin rond

the majoriy o he 274 coa pa (o o 386

revieed) ha repor dichargig coa ah or crb-

ber aeaer are o reqired o imi oxic mea

dicharge.99 th 274 por pnt in thi ri

tht dichr co h or crr ttr, on

86 hd t t on iit on rnic, oron, cdi,

d, rcr, nd ni dichr100 In othr

ord, th prit or 69 prcnt o th pnt od

niitd dichr o th potnt in iotion o

th Cn wtr act

Coal Plants Without metal limits

site witut limit fr t letne f te metl belw

188

arenic 255

Brn 267

Cdmium 263

ed 251

Mercur 235

selenium 232

moror, prit iit r trinnc nd co-

ptn vr , i n, pnt h protcti iit

or rnt t; ot h iit or on -

t o th poion for p, r or pnt h

iit or ni thn th do or rnic, cdi,

oron, or d

no ae coiey ie compreheive oxic

mea imi or a pa dichargig ah or crb-

ber ae i i jridicio. stt prittin prctic

r inconitnt, nd do not ord citin prdict-

or copt o protction or dnropotnt in co t tr

pproximaey 63 perce o he poer pa ih

coa ah ad crbber dicharge rveyed are

reqired o moior ad repor dicharge coce-

raio o oxic poio. monitorin nd rportin

rqirnt r critic c ithot onitorin

dt, th ePa nd tt nci nd dontr

coniti h no o knoin th ct

ont o toic dichrd into trhd yt on



statenumber oF PermitsrevieWed101

limit For at leastone Pollutant

arseniC boron Cadmium lead merCury selenium

al 9 5 5 0 0 0 1 0

ar 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Co 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2

de 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fl 7 7 3 0 2 5 4 4

ga 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ia 15 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

il 18 5 0 5 0 0 0 0

in102 16 3 0 0 1 1 2 1

ks 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ky 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

la 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0

ma 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

md 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

mi 16 7 0 0 0 0 7 1

mn 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0

mo 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

ms 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

mt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

nC 10 5 1 1 2 2 2 2

nd 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ne 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

nh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

nj 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

nm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ny 3 3 2 0 2 3 3 2

oh 18 10 0 0 0 0 8 3

ok 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pa 12 8 0 1 2 6 5 7

sC 10 3 3 0 0 0 1 2

tn 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

tx 13 12 1 0 1 1 1 12

va 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wi 7 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

Wv 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 3

Wy 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1



172 o th 274 pnt r rqird to onitor or t

t on o th t nd in thi rport

Coal Plants With monitoring

Mnitring fr t let ne f te metlbelw

172

arenic 97

Brn 45

Cdmium 78

ed 81

Mercur 126

selenium 102

monitorin rqirnt r: athoh o pnt

r rqird to onitor or r toic potnt,

conitnt nd cr onitorin or rnt po-

tnt i rrit In othr ord, not on do n

prit ck iit on th qntit o toic t

in dichrd, th i n to rqir onitorin

o ct whatnd how much i dichrd into or

tr, in coniti in th drk

Poer pa dicharge oxic io impaired aer

iho imi. undr th Cn wtr act, tt

t hthr tr r ipird (i not

tin tr qit tndrd) nd crt pn to

cn th p h ePa tit tht 25 prcnt o

rc tr tht rci por pnt dichr

r ipird or potnt tht i dichrd th

pnt103 and 38 prcnt o rc tr r ndr

h dior or potnt ocitd ith [por

pnt ttr]104 whr dichr cod c or

contrit to n cdnc o tr qit tn-

drd in th rciin tr, tt r rqird to t

potion iit to prnt th cdnc105 h ePa

h idntid t t 78 pnt dichrin into tr

ipird co t potnt106 r ri o 71

ch por pnt dichrin to tr ipird or

rnic, oron, cdi, d, rcr, or ni

ond tht on t, or pproit 17%, hd

iit or t t on o th potnt rponi or

cin th ipirnt It i ik tht n or -

tr r ipird th dichr thn thi r

rct c ot tt do not rr tr, nd th ePa eCH dt did not it

th c o ipirnt

h chrt o idnti tho pnt dichrin

into tr ipird rnic, oron, cdi,

d, or rcr tht h t t on iit or th i

potnt In o c, th pnt prit rtrict

dichr o on potnt, t o niitd di-

chr o th potnt din tr qit for

p, th prit or th b shor pnt in hio

iit dichr o rcr, t th rciin tr i

ipird or rnic

disCharges into imPaired Waters

71 PoW Pas

imit fr t let ne f te metl belw 18

arenic 3

Brn 2

Cdmium 3

ed 5

Mercur 11

selenium 8

appndi III idnti por pnt dichrin into

ipird tr

Poer pa permi are o regary revieed ad

regheed a reqired by a. h Cn wtr act

on o dichr prit to id or priod

o r107 at th nd o th -r priod, th

dichrr t it n ppiction nd otinppro ro th prittin nc hi rqirnt

i nt to nr tht nt iit r rr

rid to ccont or n dnc in ttr

trtnt tchnooi In ddition, crtin pnt

o nd to t or trinnt iit i th r

potin tr tht r not tin tr qit

tndrd Hor, th rit i tht n dichr

prit or por pnt r dinitrti -

tndd, hich n th pnt contin to dichr

ndr th od prit or r nd oti n

dcd r ri idntid 187 (ot o 382108

) copnt oprtin ith pird prit o mrch 13,

2013

th 187 pnt ith pird prit o mrch 13,

2013, 144 r or prit tht dichr co h nd/

or crr ttr n 41 o th pnt h

t t on iit on rnic, oron, cdi, rcr,

or ni dichr; 72 prcnt contin no iit on

th potnt n 75 pnt, or ot 52 prcnt,

r rqird to onitor nd rport toic dichr o

th potnt

Coal Plants With exPired nPdes Permits as oF marCh 13, 2013

MoIoI Ma IMIs

Mnitring / limit fr t let nef te metl belw

75 41

arenic 37 9

Brn 21 6

Cdmium 25 5

ed 33 10

Mercur 54 20

selenium 35 16



contintd tr i od to it, o oid tt

to th otto o th pond, t diod h t-

nd othr hr potnt rin in th pond

tr tht r nt dichrd triht into

rir nd tr109 mnhi, nind pond o

potnt to ch into th tr t, contintin

rondtr nd th connctd rc tr110

frthr, th trctr intiit o n pond i

jor hrd, cop in nn dtric cr in cr o 2008 111 whn th 84-

cr rc ipondnt t th nn v

athorit Kinton Pnt rt, it dpd or thn

iion on o co h rr into th eor ir,

dtroin th trhd nd corin or thn 300

cr o rrondin nd hi pi dttd n n-

tir conit, nd cnp ort cotin or thn

iion dor h t to rtor th trhd

in th eor nd Cinch rir

In it propod r, th ePa proid dtid ni

conrin tht co pnt cn k hit rottin pond to ttr, r, potion contro b

trnitionin to dr h nnt t nd -

poin prior ttr trtnt tchnooi

ch chic prcipittion, in cointion ith

iooic trtnt or por coprion, it i po-

i to rdc potion ro co pnt iion o

ton ch r, n chiin ro iqid dichr112

D sH HnDln

mch co tr potion co ro in tr to

cn ot otto h nd h ro co pnt -

t bt thr i no nd to ood, cn tr too thi hrdo t Intd, ip chnic

t cn d to o th h hi dr hn-

din tchnoo tk pnt dichr o iion or

iion o on pr r don to ro

r hndin o h hod rqird to iint

on o th ot potd ttr tr t co

pnt In t nnt t, h ro co

cotion i trnportd to h pond in tr

icin nt, t it i o poi to con

th h pntic, ithot tr, to io, hr it

cn odd onto trck or ri cr or trnport to propr contrctd, ind nd113 ard, 66 pr-

cnt o co nd ptro cok pnt po dr h

hndin thod tht iint dichr,114 nd

thr i no ron h pnt hod not po

th t dr hndin thod ci h conr-

ion i rdi chi idncd th ct tht

por copni h conrtd t t 115 nit t

or thn 45 pnt to dr h hndin t

inc 2000115

igica mber o coa pa are operaig

ih permi ha expired ve or more year ago.

spcic, t-thr prit pird on mrch 13,

2008 or rir th t-thr pnt, ort-thr

dichr co h nd/or crr ttr n

i o th pnt hd iit or on o th i t;

86 prcnt hd no iit on th potnt hirtn

pnt r rqird to onitor nd rport concntr-

tion o dichr o t t on o th t

Coal Plants With exPired nPdes Permits more than Fiveyears

MoIoI Ma IMIs

Mnitring / limit fr t let nef te metl belw

13 6

arenic 8 1

Brn 4 2

Cdmium 6 0

ed 7 2

Mercur 6 2

selenium 4 1

h dinitrti tnion o th pird prit

h rio conqnc or pic hth nd th

nironnt h ir to ti rn prit or

por pnt n tht pnt do not kp p ith

dnc in ttr trtnt tchnooi to

rdc toic dichr In ddition, thi prctic c-

ti prohiit th pic ro ihin in on prit

tht ct thir coniti nd trhd riht

tht th Cn wtr act rnt

h otto in i tht, in th nc o indin

dr cktop, th tt r iin to protct th

pic ro th toic thrt pod co pnt tr

potion; pnt cro th contr h n od

to pot ithot iit

3. Coal Plants Can Clean uP theirWater Pollution

w do not h to i ith dnro potnt in

or tr Co pnt oprtor h no c or

in rir nd tr t dp hn th

indtr cn rdi ord to int odrn potion

contro tht i kp or tr cn h tron-

t rtor option propod th ePa (ption

4 nd 5 in it propod r) od cop thi on

ord cnp, thoh on ption 5 od rt in

ro dichr o toic potnt

t t stP sttln f unlnD PnDs

nstD f nun ttnt ssts

Hitoric, por pnt h pood thir ttr

tr into i, otn nind, pit cd ttin

pond tht proid on rdintr trtnt a



nhd in th io rid, in dichrd

ttr ith r o concntrtion o ni-

122 h condition in th iorctor o cn cii-

tt tnti ro o rcr, rnic, nd othr

t123 h ePa tit tht t t i por

pnt in th us r cc tiiin iooic

trtnt124

VaPo CoMPssIo VaPoaIo: en co-

ind iooic/chic trtnt o di-chr hind, t it i poi to iint crr

dichr copt scc portion t

h n intd t thr co-rd por pnt in

th us nd t or pnt in It125 hi tp o t

rin concntrtor to rdc ttr o-

nd prodc concntrtd ttr tr

tht cn trtd in rthr portion proc

ht proc thn id oid t prodct tht cn

ndd nd potnt-r ditid tr tht

cn rd ithin th pnt or dichrd to

rc tr126 uin por coprion por-

tion, por pnt cn top dichrin potnt in

crr d tothr, incdin roid, hich

cn or dnro diinction prodct hn th

intrct ith diinctnt proc in tr trtnt

pnt and por coprion portion i jt on

o n ro dichr option i nd in t

co pnt tod

ll tCHnls Cn sl

ntnl Pllutn Pl

o th ePa rt crdit, it h rconid th i-

iit o th tchnooi nd th iportnc oin th to cot-cti rdc, nd prhp

copt iint, toic tr potion ro co

pnt

h ePa propod pdt to th 1982 tndrd

contin r option, to o hich od o on

tord oin th pro h to tront

option, d ption 4 nd 5 in th propod n

r, ork to ddr th ot toic t tr,

incdin iqid contintd h, otto h,

crr d, nd cht ro t dp

Iportnt, on ption 5 t th Cn wtr actndt to chi ro iqid dichr, nd c

it ppr tht ption 5 i rdi chi it hod

ctd ption 5 od chi th rtt

pror tord iintin potnt dichr

rqirin dr hndin o h nd otto h nd

rqirin por coprion portion or cr-

r ttr, on ith chic trtnt or

cht127 n ption 5 od rqir por pnt

to por coprion portion to contro or

roid, hich r knon to or crcinonic diin-

Co pnt hod o rqird to int dr h

nnt t or thir otto h, p-

proit 22 prcnt o us por pnt rnin

co, cok, nd oi rd r doin 116 botto h i

th hir h tht coct t th otto th oir

nd nr drop rit to hoppr octd

o th oir mot o th hoppr contin tr or

qnchin hot h In n t nnt -

t, h itin th hoppr i icd into h pond

In contrt, dr t dr chin to ro

otto h ot o th oir, dtrin th h it

i pd p n incin nd drinin th tr ck into

th oir h otto h i thn rd or trnport

to nd or corci idin tri117

st wt ttnt tCHnls f

sCu sluD nD lCHt

h t ro crr d nd th conti-

ntd iqid chin ot ro dr h dp o

po inicnt potion pro ho pro,

too, cn od ith dontrtd contro hhih-contintd t tr r n to

trtnt ith chic prcipittion in cointion

ith iooic trtnt t, hich cn chi

tr hih rt o potnt ro, or in co-

intion ith por coprion portion, hich

cn chi ro iqid dichr h tchnooi

r prticr iportnt to or crr d,

c, dicd o, o n co pnt r

t t intin crr to ddr on-tndin ir

potion pro118

ChMICa PCIPIaIo: at t 40 us porpnt rd chic prcipittion to chi

inicnt or nt concntrtion o t

coprd to ht ttin pond cn chi In

chic prcipittion t, chic r ddd to

th ttr to ciitt th ttin nd ro

o oid119 Hor, thi tchnoo cnnot c-

ti ro ni, oron, or roid, hich

r tpic prnt in co pnt ttr in hih

concntrtion120 o ro th hr potnt

nd nhnc ro o rcr nd othr t-

, ddition trtnt i ncr tr chic

prcipittion iooic trtnt, cpt

or roid, hich cn on rod por

coprion portion

BIooICa aM: In iooic ttr

trtnt t, icroorni r d to con-

ornic continnt, ot not diod

or o ni121 h t cn nd hod

d tr chic trtnt to ro rinin

dnro t potion In tpic t, th io-

rctor tr th or o ni, rdcin nt

nd nit to nt ni, hich co



d135 Ho cod th ePa nonth or ch

k option? h nr i tht th EPA did not

co p ith th option h whit Ho c

o mnnt nd bdt (mb) took th hih n-

nd ipropr tp o ritin n k option

into th drt r prprd th ePa prt t

h r tht initi nt to mb ic rctd

th ePa cor prioriti h ePa ookin to i-

nicnt tihtn th 1982 tndrd c, thePa h trd inc t t 2009, []tdi h

hon tht th potnt prnt in dichr ro

co-rd por pnt cn ct qtic orni

nd idi, rtin in tin nironnt ipct

on oc hitt nd cot136 h ePa on

id rtor pdt critic, dittin tht

[t]h crrnt rtion, hich r t pdtd in

1982, do not dqt ddr th potnt in

dichrd nd h not kpt pc ith chn tht

h occrrd in th ctric por indtr or th

t thr dcd137

a rt, th ePa dopd to prrrd option

in its rion o th propo, hich prntd op-

tion in prt o it dicion 138 undr th rt,

hich th ePa cd ption 3, crr d od

trtd ith coind iooic nd chic

trtnt, nd h od h to dr-hndd,

iintin th dichr botto h, nhi,

cod ti hndd in pond, cod cht ro

h nd139

h cond option, cd ption 4, hich th ePa

dcrid th or nironnt protcti oit prrrd option, od contin th trtnt

option o th rt option nd od o rqir dr

hndin or otto h , nd rqir chic

trtnt or cht140 h, th ePa pind,

th to prrrd option oth ddrd crr

d nd h thoroh, nd dird in thir

hndin o otto h trnport tr nd ch-

t141 (ePa, njti, propod not to ipnt

th tront poi propod option, ption 5,

hich od h rqird ro dichr tndrd

or crr d thoh th ePa cod ti ct

tht option in th n r)

h propod r tht rd ro mb ookd

r dirnt mb i nt to p trc cop ro

in th adinitrtion, nd i chrd ith coordintin

dinitrti ction, hich incd riin nc

rkin bc mb i th t top or r

r propod or nid, por indtr rop

h co to mb ri n opportnit to

d, kn, or ock pic hth protction tht

od ipo cot on potr142 Hr, th por

ctor oin cc

ction prodct hn pod to diinctnt pro-

c in drinkin tr pnt, rtin in incrd

por nd hth rik to tho drinkin tht tr

r, ption 5 od iint nr 53 iion

pond o potion pr r128 ption 4 od chi

r t ti inicnt potion rdction or

thn 33 iion pond129 rqirin dr h hn-

din nd cointion o chic prcipittion nd

iooic trtnt or crr ttr130

both o th option cod chid ithot pt-

tin n inicnt rdn on th co indtr h

ePa h cctd tht ption 4 contro od r-

o potion t cot o ot $70 pr ton; ption

5 od cot ot $111 pr ton o potion131 h

cot trnt into r thn on prcnt o nn

rn or th t jorit o co por pnt nd

por copni; tin ddition pn tht cod

iint h ont o potion132

Cot to rtpr r q : th ePa ti-

t tht ption 4 od, t ot, dd $389 to thr por iperyear jt or pnn pr d

to iint hndrd o thond o pond o toic

tr potion ro or tr133 ption 5 od dd

$646 to th r nn i it thn to

cnt pr d

h r od o crt jo c kid ork-

r r ndd to int nd n tr potion

contro h ePa pct tht ption 4 od crt

1,253 jo, hi ption 5, hich rqir or ork,

od crt 2,112 jo134

h otto in i tht thr i no ron aricnhod h to cop ith co pnt tr potion

Intin contro i cot copni ot nothin,

nd prhp cot ordinr aricn pnni

d yt, in th nc o tron drhip, co

pnt h ktd or r ithot intin th

ic protction

4. muddying the Waters:PolitiCal interFerenCe PutsProteCtions at risk

athoh ption 4 nd 5 od iint ot

toic tr potion ro co pnt, th propod

r do not dint th prrrd option

Intd, th ePa propo incd o-cd pr-

rrd option tht od do nt to nothin ot

crr d dichr, nd hich od

othr jor t tr nrtd incdin

r ont o toic h nd otto h t

h ePa h rnd or r tht th 1982 tndrd

r not dqt to protct th pic, pci

c th i to contro toic t in crr



nd intd nnoncd tht ePa propoin op-

tion tht od kp in rc ipondnt

or trtnt o [crr d] ct th op-

poit o ht th ePa cintit hd propod152

mb ddd othr n ndorin pond153 nd

prrotin indtr concrn ot th iooic trt-

nt tht th ePa hd propod in ption 4154 mb

ddd prrph tr prrph o rtion or h

ption 4 notprrrd, inntin concrn thtrrntd droppin tht protcti option155 on o

thi n in th ePa oriin propo

apprnt in rpon to thi intrrnc, th ePa

did n to o o ption 4 crtin

n ption 4, hich r it oriin ption

4 in rqirin otto h nd cht trtnt, t

hich i knd ptin pnt r thn

400 mw ro th rqirnt to trt thir otto

h t156 ht ption k i dirnc:

whi ption 4 od contro 33 iion pond o po-

tion nn, ption 4 od contro on 26 iionpond, 700 iion pond dirnc157

h rt i tht th ePa oriin to prrrd op-

tion ption 3 nd 4 trnd into fourprrrd

option: ption 3, 3, 3, nd 4, thr o th th

dirct rt o th mb proc a o th r r

kr thn ption 4, nin tht th propo h

hitd ro th trinnt contro tht th ePa

h rptd rconid to i nd protc-

ti I th ePa ni n o th r option (or

i orcd to do o mb), it i i to contro iion

o pond o potion, poi or dcd to coh ePa cn ti choo to ni th tronr tn-

drd contind in ption 4 nd 5 h option

od cop ith th ttr nd pirit o th Cn

wtr act, nd r -pportd th ePa tchni-

c nd cintic ni h d, hor, h

ti n don: mb pt kr option on th t

prrrd cor o ction, nd i potr i

no dot tr to prd ePa to ni tho dn-

ro propo bt aricn dr ttr

atr thirt-on r o d, nd iion pon i-

ion o pond o toic potion, th pic dr

tron, ntion tndrd tht protct dontr

coniti nd r d on cinc not k

r d on poitic

mb ri o th n co pnt tr tndrd

n in intr 2013, nd crrid on nti jt or

th r ind th ePa in apri tht r

rin tht ti, th propo drtic k-

nd a rdin o th r, hoin th oriin ePa

rion nd mb rion r th chn: mb

rd to t th ePa choo or protcti option

prrrd rtor pth oin orrd, nd

inrtd kr option intd143

viitor o nd othr rcord ho tht ind-

tr rprntti t ith mb, ith th whit

Ho, nd ith othr nci wht i cr i tht

mb hthr on it on or, or ik, t th ht

o indtr pr ctd to kn th propod

r mb od not t th ePa ct ption 4, th

ot protcti o th ePa prrrd option, nd

intd inrtd n, kr, option into th r

prrrd144 sddn, th r hd or prrrd

option thr o th th prodct o th mb

proc145

o in ith, mb ddd option 3 nd 3,

hich r oth kr thn th ePa oriin pr-

rrd option146 ption 3 h no iit or th cr-

r d dichr tht th ePa prprd th

r to contro Intd, it tho iit to th

tt th tt tht h id to t prit

iit or dcd or dtrintion on c--

c i147 ption 3 i jt d: It od rqir

d contro on or pnt in crr on

or thn 2000 mw o cpcit rop conit-

in o r noro pnt in ot

crd pnt tot ncontrod148 mb pr-

rrd option r r kr thn th ePa whi th

kr o th ePa oriin prrrd option od

iint 1623 billion pond o potion nn,

mb ption 3 od contro jt ot 460 million

pond o potion pr r, nd ption 3 od

contro jt 914 iion pond149

ption 3 nd 3 r not indpndnt nd in

th ePa tchnic pportin docnt c

th r not crtd th ePa nd r not p-

portd tchnic ni: h r poitic option,

crtd to protct indtr150

Hin crtd n option tht r contrr to th

ePa i o ht th t tchnoo i, mb nt

on to rrit th ePa propo, tkin poition tht

r dirct oppod to th prt opinion orr

prd ePa t for intnc, th ePa hd rit-

tn, corrct, tht rc ipondnt ttin

pond do not rprnt th t i tchno-

o or controin potnt in [crr d] in

ot circtnc151 mb dtd thi ntnc,



Part tWo

living doWnstream:

Coal Water Pollution aCross the Country

undrrond k r on th innin o th pro-

, thoh ain, on o ldi pond

od to k i tr o t or t t

nintn r161 h k pid p to 35 on pr

int hich ork ot to 50,000 on pr d,

or ot 350 iion on or th r tht it nt

ncorrctd162 It took ction concrnd citin,

th ldi enironnt rnition, nd th

whinton unirit cinic to cop th co-

pn nd th tt into n ddrin thi rir ot, t t prci

bt n tht rio k i not th it o

ldi t pro h pnt dp r or

t into th rir rd thn it k h h

pond i od to dirct dp t into trnch

din to th miori ir, nd r d it dp

25 iion on or or, on r163 h pnt

dichr prit id in 1994 nd h no iit

or anytoic t in thi dichr In ct, it do not

n rqir th ldi pnt to onitor or t in

it h pond t164

ht ir dont it ith citin o th r a

Chritin at, th othr o to chidrn, nd

i-on ridnt o ldi, , r i i r

concrnd tht th kin h pond nd i di-

chr ro th h pond r ctin th hth o

i r w h tn h ro th miori

ir nd oc tr tht h ik n ctd

th ck o rtion

pit th concrn, miori h id to ct h

tt h nr pdtd ldi prit; it ri

id drt prit in r 2013, t thn ithdr

it165 ht nt ch o o: th drt prit

itt ttr thn th od on h n prit o hd

no iit on toic t in th h pond t tr,

intd rqirin qrtr onitorin o oron nd

odn, t not o rnic, rcr, or ni,

on othr toic in co h166 o k ttr

or, arn h propod to id n h nd

in th oodpin (n r ith tndin tr or ch

o th r)

h hndrd o pnt ckin prit iit r not

jt nr: ech on pt tr t rik mot

aricn i, ork, or p dontr ro co-

rd por pnt, hich n r t rik ro

th ir to contro thi toic potion, nd cn

nt ro n cnin it p a jorn to don-

tr coniti cro th unitd stt r

poiond rir, iprid coniti, nd nt-

ork o toic t it tht tk r to

rdit

1. big Plants: big Problems

ot rpriin, th rt co pnt r on th

ort potr, nd t n th hoth otn

ck r potion contro

lD: lks, sPs, nD usHn

DsCHs nt tH ssu

h h, pproit 2400 mw, labadie Poer

saio, hich pr cro th miori ir ot-

to jt ptr o st loi, i on o th ort

tr potr in th contr

h ldi pnt, th rt co por pnt in

miori, rn h ont o co r d o

ch o tht it i th orth rt rnho

orc in th ntir contr158 h t ro

tht co or thn h iion ton o it ch

r159 i dpd in to pond, incdin 154-cr

nind co h pond in inc 1970160 fin i

oi ndr th pond po itt rrir to conti-

nnt, hich cn k thir into nr

bt arn, th copn tht on th pnt, h

t to condct coprhni rondtr ttin,

nd th tt h not rqird it h ir to con-

dct rondtr onitorin nd ttin i prtic-

r troo in arn hitor o dnr-

o k ro it h pond jt cro th ordr

in Iinoi, hr ch ttin i rqird hi n

dnr nd ncrtint or ridnt inc th rr

coniti rond th pnt dpnd on tr,

nd th miori ir it i drinkin tr orc

or st loi ridnt



trt ho co potion cn k it into rir

tr rir cro th contr

k enr oprt tn co-rnin por pnt

in orth Croin hr o th tt intr ri-

r, th Ct ir, th frnch brod ir nd

th Cp fr ir, r rio ctd po-

tion ro th co pnt nd th h pond in thir

hdo h d tnd ond th tr in

hich orth Croinin i, pdd, nd h; rcntrondtr onitorin rd tht co h pond

r kin t r in on o th por pnt172

h Ct ir rn on th trn d o th

ooin cit o Chrott, proidin drinkin tr

or or thn 15 iion pop, tnnin rcrtion

opportniti, nd hitt or ndnt nti p-

ci, incdin d , opr, nd othr rptor

unortnt, t t thr rroir on thi rir r

hi potd co h nd crr dichr

ro k enr por pnt

h tro in th Ct ir o roth ontin o trn orth Croin into th ro-

in rd c hi o th pidont lk orn hot

tt prk, cnt iin nd hin opportni-

ti, nd k enr arha co-rnin pnt

h or nit t th nr 2000 mw pnt rn co

ind t ontintop ro it in appchi,

nd prodc pproit iht iion on pr

d o crr d nd h tr in th proc173

k enr i od to dp thi ttr into

lk orn ith no iit on rnic or rcr174

lk orn proid drinkin tr or n nrton, incdin idon nd moori, nd thi

rorc i in joprd d to th h pond t

th mrh pnt nd th di rdn o nrtd

co cotion ttr175

Jt i don th Ct ir, nothr

drinkin tr rroir on d potion

dpin rond or k enr co pnt at th

iverbed saio, hich c oin in apri o 2013

tr r o potion, co h ppd into to

nind h pond tht r kin toic t into

montin Ind lk, th o drinkin tr orc

or or thn 800,000 pop in th Chrott r176

athoh irnd i no onr oprtin, it po-

tion rin lr o o co h tr cn ti

o ro th pond into montin Ind lk ith

no iit on rnic, ni, or rcr monitorin

or th t, hich iht t th pic jt ho

dnro th dichr r, i iitd to in

p don or ti r177 h prit rqir

ttin or th t in h ti concntrtion,

t on onc in th ntir -r prit tr178 In

Ptrici sch, th pridnt o th ldi

enironnt rnition, dcri th thrt to

hr i, rind, nd nihor thi :

Families surrounding the Labadie Power

Plant and ash dumps are afraid that decades

of exposure to unmonitored coal waste dump-

ing has increased their risks of cancer, asthma,

auto-immune diseases, cardiovascular dis-

ease, neurological impairment, and premature

death. Why are we dumping toxic waste in ourdrinking water and oodplains? Floodplains

are for food production, ood protection, and,

most importantly, ltering our drinking water.

n: swn n Cl Plnt wst

h ton o monro, oth o troit, michin, on

lk eri, do not r h trront Intd,

e Pa oroe ct th ton o ro th tr,

ittin hr th ir iin o into th k Pnt

monro, t or 3200 mw, i th ninth ort rn-

ho potr in th contr, nd prodc co

t to tch167 h pnt t h pond trtchot rond it, ordrin th k Jt cro th rir,

north o th pnt, strin stt Prk hot popr

iin ch mn ir o conrt on

ndr t th hd o th pnt dichr chnn

it, thin in tr oin ot o th h pond

ht cod rik thin to do unti 2010, Pnt

monro hd no iit on th i toic t dicd

in thi rport, nin tht tho t h od

into th k nd it ndrin dint nchckd

or dcd168 athoh th pnt k o ort

to trt it crr d, it prit rqirnt rtr , nd h t ind p in pond tht

drin to th k n in th t thr r h th

tt o michin ddd in iit to th prit169

or rcr, hich i n nn roin iit, rthr

thn or trinnt di, or n onth, iit h

prit do not n rqir onitorin or othr toic

t, incdin rnic, ni, nd d170

a rt, th pnt i thorid to dp 575 iion

on pr d o ttr contintd h,

otto h, nd crr d into lk eri171 ht

tr o th ir on th ndr, nd intoth k, hr othr p t th tt prk sr

n, in monro, co on ith co pnt t

2. Coal rivers: duke energys toxiC

legaCy in north Carolina

h rt pnt r not th on rio tr po-

tr h coind potion o hndrd o pnt

in n tt o o or tr orth Croin

toic rdn cd in inicnt prt dcd

o potion ro k enr por pnt don-



tht pro l o ni in h ti r thr

to ti hihr thn knon to rt in h

rprodcti ir, nd r tr hih in h

nd k dint187 k enr h on o r

to pp ddition tr into stton lk ro th

Cp fr ir to dit ddition dichr ro th

h pond o tht t ik ni i ik

to cct in h ti188

athoh k enr i in th proc o conrtinth stton pnt to rn on ntr rthr thn co,

th rik pod th co h pond i prit

n th pond r propr cod nd cnd p

lk ro th pond into rondtr h n thor-

oh docntd th rondtr in th icinit o

th pnt nd th rird i rd contintd ith

rnic, iron, oron, ri, nn nd othr t-

nd t189 moror, th dint t th otto

o stton lk r hi contintd ith ni

tht i contin to tint th h poption or d-

cd to co sip cppin th pond nd top-

pin dichr to lk stton i r ro n dqt

otion hr i crrnt no pn or ho thi i

orc o co h potion i cnd p

In th nti, stton lk nd Cp fr ir

r th rdn, on ith nr ridnt ho

t i ith th r hth rik ocitd ith

th pnt toic dichr skin to ddr i

potion t stton, citin rop inititd norc-

nt procdin int k in Jn o 2013190

fro th Ct to th Cp fr, nd ro th

ocn to th ontin, orth Croinin r thrdn o k enr t hir piht i not

n

3. rivers oF Waste:Watersheds in danger

h rir o orth Croin r not on in crrin

toic rdn acro th contr, citin r in iir

trit mn o th ntion trhd r iprid

tr potion ro co por pnt

tH llns :

P st unD Pssu

h Iinoi ir, oin otht cro rnd

nd priri ro nr Chico to th miiippi,

onc on o th hthit rir in th unitd stt,

pportin irtin tro, nd h poption

o h nd 191 od, t t 10 co-rd po-

r pnt dp iion o on pr d o conti-

ntd t into th rir nd it tritri, nd th

rir i rin h tt o Iinoi h or itd

th rir ipird rcr potion, nd di

it citin to r o tin h ro th rir192

m 2013, th tt o orth Croin roht Cn

wtr act norcnt ction int k enr or

contintion o montin Ind lk cd th

p ro it i nind h pond 179

frthr don th Ct ir, nothr k enr

co-rnin por pnt, .. e, i thorid to

dichr n niitd ont o co h t-

tr into lk wi180 h i an pnt h

oir qippd ith t crr t, crtin r crr d t tr athoh th

an pnt h ipntd trtnt t or

th crr t, th prit contin no norc

iit on dichr o rnic, rcr, or othr co

cotion t t, o it i ipoi to kno

hthr thi trtnt t i orkin intndd181

h Ct ir h tkn noh chronic itrt-

nt k enr sd, it i not th on rir in

orth Croin dd th co indtr

h Cp fr ir i orth Croin rt rir

in, ith ipri cooic dirit ncop-in t rh hr th rir t th atntic,

innd cktr p, nd ncint cpr tr

Jt i ptr ro th cot tr-

i tht proid rich hitt or hh, ird i, nd

thrtnd pci ch orhd nd atntic

rn trt,182 th k enr l.. so por

pnt dp it h t into to nind pond on

th nk o stton lk, n ipondnt o Cp

fr tritr approit 160,000 ton o co

h i nrtd ch r nd tord in th to

pond

183

hi h tr rci no trtnt othrthn ttin or it i dichrd into stton lk,

nd th tt-id dichr prit or th stton

pnt ipo no iit on th concntrtion o t

tht dichrd184 accordin to th pnt

on dichr onitorin rport, it dichrd 603

pond o rnic to th rir, on ith 526 pond

o ni in 2012 on

fih in th atntic cn t th oth o th Cp

fr ir contin dnro o rcr, nd r-

idnt nd torit r rnd not to con th185

h rir o th stton Pnt iot tr qit

tndrd or nick nd coppr, nd i n or hr-

tin qtic i186 stton lk, nd hich i rqird

th tt to nd pic hr, i

r popr porthin k, pci drin intr

onth hn th tr i kpt r th pnt

cooin tr dichr unortnt, in rcnt r

th roth poption in th k h ct-

td id, nd th orth Croin widi orc

Coiion h idntid ni contintion

ro th co h pond inicnt contritor to



nd th Joie 29 ciit dd nothr 26 iion -

on pr d201 h wi Coy Pa, octd on th

Chico snitr & ship Cn, dd ot nothr

iion on pr d o h-contintd t202

frthr dontr, midt gnrtion Poero

pnt nr Pkin, jt oth o Pori cn dp

7 iion on pr d or or o it h-cont-

intd t into th Iinoi ir it203 hr

no tin ct ht i in tht ttr cth copn i not n rqird to onitor or toic

t, incdin rnic nd rcr, hich r con-

tind in co h t204 lk ro Porton h

pond dd to th pro: midt gnrtion on

onitorin t Porton ho hndrd o tt r-

port docntin kin toic ch rnic nd

ni tht r contintin rondtr t

cdin dr nd tt tndrd In 2012, th

Iinoi ePa id otic o viotion or rond -

tr contintion tr ttin o hod nr-

o cdnc o h t incdin rnic nd

ni sr nironnt ornition ch

th sirr C, enironnt Intrit Projct, nd

Priri ir tork d it or n o th

iotion o rondtr tndrd nd iotion o

th tt opn dpin 205 Incrdi, th pnt

it jt ptr o th Porton lk stt fih &

widi ar,206 tt-nd rroir tht pri-

nc h hin prr ro th pic dpit

it do rcptc or cooin tr nd

th por pnt ttr

a thi potion ct pop p nd don th rir

Joc bnhin, or intnc, i nr th Pori

pnt, nd orri ot ht hppnin to hr

rir

The tons of pollutants these power plants

are putting in our river every year have to be

stopped, she says. Dumping pollution into

our river is antiquated. I live in Peoria and half

of our water supply is withdrawn from there.

The public and wildlife depend on the Illinois

River. There is scientic information now on

how small amounts of these heavy metals can

harm public health, especially for children.

We need to require that these power plantsstop using the Illinois River as a dump for their

pollution.

oin grih, ho i nr th Porton pnt in th

conit o Pkin, o nt to th potion

top sh

My family moved here to the Peoria area

in 1986. It is a beautiful area with the bluffs,

trails, and the Illinois River. We own a campsite

along the river and have spent every summer

camping and boating along the water. I have

pit th rnin, Iinoi h not rqird co

pnt to iint thir toic t dichr, or

n to conitnt onitor th th 10 co-rd

por pnt on th Iinoi nd it tritri, on

to o th h nric iit or oron; none o

th h rcr iit, ch iit or rnic,

ni, cdi, d, or othr toic tnc

ond in co h nd crr d193 Indd, not

o th pnt r n rqird to onitor thir

dichr or rcr, nd on on o th onitor

or rnic mot o th ro pnt r ond

jt to copni: n/arn194 nd midt

gnrtion

n/arn pnt on th Iinoi ir or it tri-

tri (incdin th Pin ir nd th Chico

ar wtr st) incd th e edrd nd

Hn ciiti h Iinoi ir p Hnnpin,

rci dichr ro th e edrd ciit t

Pori, nd thn t nothr do o h-contint-

d tr dontr t Hn None o th pnt

h iit or thir dichr o rcr nd othr

h continnt

Iinoi h not pt ciin on th o o t

th pnt cn dichr, or th concntrtion o

toic t in tho t at th ptr nd, th

Hnnpin pnt rport tht it dp ch

thr iion on o -h nd otto-h t

into th rir (thoh thr i no ppr iit on ho

ch it dichr)195 hr r no iit on ht

toic t in th t, nd th copn

dont h to tt or ot o th at t th ci-

it i to onitor or rcr in in r p

ro it iion o on o t, onc r thr

onth196 h e edrd pnt, nt dontr,

h n 89-cr, 32-oot-hih nind co h pond

octd dnro co to th Iinoi ir nd jt

ptr ro rcrtion r hr ii thr,

incdin Pkin lk nd hin it on oth id

o th rir ht pnt rport tht it cn dichr

or thn 4 iion on pr d o h pond t-

tr, continin itr o -h nd otto h-

contintd t197 ht pnt rqird to oni-

tor on or rcr on onth i, nd on hd to

do tht 12 ti or toppin indnit198 frthr

dontr, th Hn pnt dp t t nothr

28 iion on pr d o h t ro its h

pond into th rir n rthr dontr onc

in ithot n onitorin or ot t199

midt gnrtion, nhi, on or pnt

dpin into th Iinoi ir nd it tritri:

uptr o th Iinoi ir, midt gnrtion

Joie 9 ciit rport it cn dichr co to 7

iion on pr d o h-contintd tr200



potd tr ro it toic h pond into th loct

fork o th bck wrrior, thoh it dichr cn

ch rtr211 It prit do not rqir onitorin

or h dichr iittion or poion ik rnic,

rcr, nd d212 bt n thoh a dont

kno ct ht i in th ttr ro mir,

potion ro thi por pnt i hin n ipct

so o tho ipct r to : h rock ro

th tr o th dichr r nktd ith

hrd hit nk tht cnt th tothr213 thr

ipct, ik th toic t tht r ik idin p

in th rir t, r hrdr to t no r

h tor i hppnin or on th mrr

fork, hr Pnt gor dp it iion o -

on o t into h pond phitic nd

ttnk lk214 h no tht rk in tht

k o into th rir, t n r o o 20

iion on pr d ht pnt do h onth

(t not trinnt di) iit on rnic potion,

t ck n iit or onitorin or ni, rc-

r, d, thi, cdi, or n othr toic h

t ond in co t215

h bck wrrior i not r ro co pnt potion

rthr dontr, ithr atr in bnkhd

lk nd pin coo, th rir ind

throh ton nd r contr hr, nr th

ton o opoi, a Por reee Coy

pnt it It, too, h n on th dirtit pnt in

th contr d on it dpin o toic co h in

o r,216 nd it ck iit on toic othr thn

nint, onth r rnic iit217

a dic hr in thi rport, t potion

t in rir It k it into th dint, nd

thn into th h nd th othr crtr in th

tr incdin th pop h bck wrrior i n

a trr, oin ro th ndton or

o northrn a throh th od hin pot nd

rroir rond birinh nd coo, nd ot

into th ond o th g Cot It ti to trt

th rir ik th trr it i, nd kp th iion o

on o co h-tintd ttr ro a

Por pnt ot o it

4. environmental injustiCe:Coal Plant Water Pollutionand ineQuality

Co pnt ith tr potion pro r otn

octd in coniti o coor nd coniti ith

or-thn-r inco mr o th co-

niti r otn or dpndnt on hin or ood

thn th ntion r, nin tht contintd

photographs of my son learning to waterski

in the river, with the E.D. Edwards coal plant

looming in the background. I never knew the

millions of gallons of pollution that were be-

ing discharged into the river every single day.

Where were the warning signs?

m grih h qtion: a prin nd r p-

proch, I ondr i it i or i to njo

th otdoor? wi to njo cpin nd

tr port on or ot ithot r o potion in

th tr?

tH lCk w : tC tls n

ls wtws

er r hn th on, hot d o r rri

in a, nr co ro i rond to h

bnkhd lk, rroir on th bck wrrior ir

nr birinh tht i knon or pottd nd r-

oth h nr not kno tht nr,

to i a Por Copn por pnt,

Pa ier nd Pa orga, r contnt ppin

thir co h r nd crr d into h

t oon nt to th k frthr dontr in

grn Cont, third pnt dp n or po-

tion into th rir a Por i od to dp

ot niitd ont o toic ttr ro it

co h oon triht into bnkhd lk, pic

drinkin tr orc or th cit o birinh nd

rrondin r h rt o th bck wrrior

ir por pnt, th mir gnrtin sttion,

dpd or toic h into it h pond thn n

othr pnt in th contr in 2010 wt ro th

mir h pond o riht into bnkhd lk, con-

tintin th tr dontr hr pop otn

o otin nd hin207

h to pnt tht dp thir ttr into

bnkhd lk r oth ond idir o th

ti-iion dor sothrn Copn, t sothrn

h ritd n intnt in cnin p it h

potion t th to pnt In 2010, a pnt

dpd or dnro h t into thir h

pond thn n othr pnt in th contr: or

thn 14 iion pond o toic t208 h mir

pnt on rponi or or thn iion

pond o tht t, kin it th it h po-

tr in th contr tht r209 Pnt gor th

15th ort ot o hndrd o co-rd por pnt

ntionid210

pit thi potion, th tt o a do not

rqir th pnt to onitor or nro toic

h t tpic dichrd into th bck

wrrior, ch to contro th mir ordinr-

i dichr t t iht iion on pr d o



yt, n th tt o Iinoi in to ddr

k in th h pond, it contin to o conti-

ntd tr in tho pond to o dirct into lk

michin wkn dichr prit, hich i or

thn dcd od, t on coppr nd iron iit or

th 32 iion on pr d o h-contintd

t hich wkn i thorid to dichr,

iin to t n iit or poion ik rnic, rc-

r, nd ni228 a or rcnt drt prit, id

or pic cont in t 2013 rpt thi itk,

in ttin no iit on th toic h t in

wkn h t tr229 yt th pnt i cr-

r tr potion orc: wkn rportd

to th ePa tht it dichrd or thn 1,000 pond

o chic itd on th oic Inntor into

rc tr nr th pnt r r tn 2002

nd 2010230 bc wkn i not n rqird

to onitor toic t dichr, ct r

hihr

hi tr potion i on prt o th pnt toic

c h pnt ittd or thn 11,000 ton pr

r o th-cin r dioid (s2) tn

2007 nd 2010, nd h t to cn p it ir po-

tion midt gnrtion h id it i cn p thi

potion, t n tht not ood n or th

pop o wkn for on thin, th copn i

ik r sornt Injction to ddr s2 po-

tion, tchnoo ho t cn rt incr

th oiit nd oiit o toic in co h, incd-

in rnic nd ni231 I tht t ind p in

wkn h, th pnt dichr i th

or potnt

ntH H & u: ulnl

Cunts nD l Pts

thr por pnt on th aaCP ort ondr

it oo thi dnro pttrn o nct, incd-

in th norh maha pnt in rk nd th iver

oge pnt in michin athoh th pnt

opt to hip thir h hr (hr it hr

othr coniti), thir prit contin to o di-

rct dichr into nr tr hr i no r-

on th prit hod o nchckd dpin

h norh maha por pnt, on th aaCP it o

th ort nironnt jtic ondr,232 i octd

in prdoinnt aricn-aricn conit ith

n th rt o 20 prcnt It i n od, poor-r-

td ciit, ith o prt o th pnt dtin ck

to th 1950233 h pnt it or thn 300 pond

o rcr ch r th 51 co pnt octd in

citi th i o h or ir, th orth h

pnt i th in it rcr ittr234

tr nd h r prticr rio thrt, c-

cordin to th ePa tion enironnt Jtic

adior Conci218 sr pnt cro th contr

itrt thi troin ntion ir

wukn: nDustl Pllutn n tH lk

h cit o wkn, on th cot o lk michin

north o Chico, i orkin c cit ith prod

indtri hrit with r Hipnic nd aricn-

aricn coniti, wkn h dir

poption nd n ni oction on lk michin

unortnt, it indtri hitor h t it ith ri-

o potion pro tht co-rd por i kin

or

ht c o potion incd sprnd it in

wkn hror d to r PCb contin-

tion th rid o nctrin in219 ht

PCb contintion on k h ro crtin prt

o th cit kront n to t,220 t it i not th

on tr qit pro th cit c anothr

rk jt on th cot ro donton, t midtgnrtion waega eeraig saio, n in

co por pnt ho rt nit n oprtin

in th 1920 nd ho crrnt oir r or thn

t r od221

accordin to rcnt aaCP rport, th wkn

pnt i on o th ort nironnt jtic o-

ndr in th ntion222 Pop o coor copri 72

prcnt o th poption ithin thr i o th

pnt, nd th r inco o tht conit i

jt or $16,000 pr r223 schoo nd hopit

octd nr th pnt t contnd ith it potion,hich c tn o iion o dor orth o pic

hth hr r r224

h wkn por pnt h pond it jt o th

horin o th k, nd r rponi or rio

rondtr contintion accordin to th tt,

[]rondtr o i hih dpndnt on th -

tr in th h pond, nin tht continnt

ro th pond ppr to oin into th rond-

tr225 In 2012, th Iinoi enironnt Protction

anc id th pnt otic o viotion or io-

tion o rnic, oron, nn, iron, t, cho-rid, tot diod oid, pH, nd ntion tndrd

in rondtr nr th pond, concdin tht th

iotion hd n cd t kin ro th

h pond226 sr nironnt ornition ch

th sirr C, enironnt Intrit Projct, nd

Priri ir tork d it or n o th

iotion o rondtr tndrd nd iotion o

th tt opn dpin 227



i t nothr dnr or ridnt o th ir o

Indd, ccordin to th troit irkpr,244 t t

o o thi otto h i not trin r: It i in

dpd nt to th rir not r oth o th ir

o t nothr e enr pnt, rnton Chnn

mn citin o th ir o conit nd

rrondin ton h th troit ir245 Pop o

coor o hin or otn, ccordin to unirit

o michin td, nd th r or ik to tk hho or ood246 ot o th h r to t:

h tt o michin rn int tin tron

nd rhtr dr c o rcr contin-

tion, or intnc, nd h id nkt rnin

int tin ot othr h in th rir247

h otto in i tht co t h no pc n-

hr nr th tr pop dpnd pon, nd r-

tor nd to k r tht th por pnt cn

nr r thir t into th pic tr

ir o nd orth h dnro

prit, nd th onoin potion ro th wknpnt, r jt on or injtic in coniti -

rd orrdnd ith nironnt thrt

5. transFerring PollutantsFrom air to Water

withot n tr potion protction, ort to

cn th ir i trnr ir potnt into th tr

crr d

ood hod kd to k trdo tn

cn ir nd cn tr chnooi it tht n-

co pnt to rdc th ont o t inthir crr t tr nd iint di-

chr o thi t tr to rc tr,248 t

r pnt crrnt th t Intd

th dichr crr ttr to rir nd k

tr th ot ini trtnt scrd pnt in

Pnnni nd orth Croin itrt th ni-

td o th pro

a pri p o th rik pod to th ntion -

tr ncontrod dichr o t crr t-

tr i th rce aed pnt in shippinport,

Pnnni hi i 2740 mw pnt, oprtd firtenr, h thr oir qippd ith t

crr to rdc r dioid ir potion, nd

t hndin t or otto h nd h

for n r, firtenr h nt o th cr-

r ttr nd h hndin tr throh

n-i pipin to th litt b n Co ah

Ipondnt th rt nind h pond in th

unitd stt249 In 2011, firtenr dpd 79,500

pond o rnic nd 26,190 pond o ni

into tht ipondnt250 h potnt nd othr

h pnt c o ir potion, th, nd r-

cr poionin i copondd rio prittin

ir ith rrd to tr potion athoh th

pnt onr, th h Pic Por itrict, it

no nd it h o-it or dr tor, th tt

tr prit or th pnt o it to nd tr ro

it otto h nd co pi rno pond triht into

th miori ir, not r ro th cit tr in-

tk235 h pnt i on rqird to onitor or toic

tnc, incdin rcr nd rnic, onc

r236 hr r no iit on ho ch o th toic

t it cn dichr237

rk do not nd or tr potion ard,

73 trodi in rk r rd o con-

tintd ith rcr tht th tt h rnd

pop ot tin h ro th238 h non-prot

enironnt workin grop h rd rtd

h drinkin tr on th ort in th

contr, d on it chic contnt nd t239

an otto h t ro th orth h pnt

i on dd to th pro hr i no ron to

contin to o th pnt to dipo o anyh-con-

tintd ttr in th miori ir

e iver oge Pa, on th troit ir, o

h n nd prit h pnt i on o n

h indtri ciiti ro oi rnri to t

pnt tht dot th nk in ir o nr troit

h cti potion ro th ciiti o

th ir nd tr or n coniti on th

rir h ir o Pnt, thoh, tnd ot

prticr rio potion orc in it on riht

h oktck o th ir o pnt ri dirct

hind prond, on th nk o th rir o-

third o pop iin nr th pnt r inoriti,

nd thir inco i r o h o th r-

inco in michin240 r 16 iion pond o

hrdo chic r rd in th ir o

conit r r th n h indtri

ciiti thr241

wtr potion ro th pnt cod dd to thi r-

dn, thnk to k prit h ir o Pnt i

thorid to dichr or thn 654 iion on

pr d o ttr into th rir242 h prit it

trtd otto h trnport tr nd trtd

co pi rno contitnt o thi ttr

o thoh it i not cr ho ch o thi po-

tion i in th ttr, nd thr r no iit nd

no onitorin rqird or rnic, ni, rcr,

oron, or othr contitnt o h t243

athoh o r portion o th h tkn

oit nd dpd hr, thi prii prit



to protct th hio shitin th pro to dirnt

conit prir i no otion

anothr pnt tht rd r it co h t

to lb i th 50-r od iche Poer saio

nr e, Pnnni In J 2013 firtenr

nnoncd pnt to rtir th mitch pnt, t th

ciit h n potin oc tr or dcd

h mitch pnt h t crr t nd

dichr crr ttr into th mononhir r i ptr ro th intk or th

Pnnni-aricn wtr Copn h mon,

it i ctiont knon thond o ridnt

on it nth, o ot o th ontin o wt

virini nd join th hio ir in Pittrh hi

rir i th hrt o othtrn Pnnni, th n-

in o th rion conoic roth or hndrd o

r, nd th orc o drinkin tr or or thn

800,000 pop sd, c o ndond in

nd ncontrod indtri dichr n tht or

ot o th rir nth, tr qit i not or

drinkin nd rcrtion259

h mitch pnt tr dichr prit pird in

1996 nr 20 r o It i prhp not rpri-

in thn, tht thi prit ttr i to protct th

mononh ro th toic ttr prodcd

th mitch pnt nd it t crr t h

ot tht nd th pnt crr ttr into

th mononh h no iit on t coon

ond in co cotion t, nor n onitorin

rqirnt260 anothr ot t th mitch pnt

dp cht ro n h nd into Ptr Crk,

tritr o th mononh whi th mitch

pnt pird prit rqir onitorin o oron

nd in dichr, th prit ipo no iit

on th ont o th t tht cn dichrd

into Ptr Crk261 h ePa propod r n-

id in it tront or od rqir th oprtor

to inicnt rdc t concntrtion in thi

dichr tr rthr thn r onitor tho

potnt

h pproit 400 mw hevie pnt, on orth

Croin frnch brod ir, proid tt c or

ho t crr t incr th toicit o

co pnt ttr dichr In 2005 nd 2006,

k enr ddd t crr to th to nit

t th ahi pnt or r dioid contro h

ttr ro th crr i trtd in n onit

rtici tnd, nd thn nt to hodin pond

hr it i id ith h nd otto h hndin

tr h ttr prit o th ahi

pnt to dp ro thi hodin pond into th frnch

brod ir ith no iit on th t coon

ond in crr d nd co h ttr,

toic t ch oron nd odn r

thn dpd into litt b n str nd mi

Crk, tit kin thir to th hio ir

Pnnni rtor h idntid litt b n,

mi Crk nd trtch o th hio ir tr-

tht r not or qtic i d to ittion,

pH nd t251 Pnnni oci h did

conit r to iit thir conption o h

cht in th hio ir, in prt d to concrn ot

hihtnd o rcr252

h brc mnd pnt oprt ndr n pird

Pes prit tht ipo no dichr iit or

onitorin rqirnt or n o th t hr

tr ntr litt b n str nd mi Crk253

firtenr on onitorin rport r concntr-

tion o oron t th litt b n str rc

tr onitorin ttion oction idit don-

tr o th ipondnt dichr (sw-3) hihr

thn th chronic Pnnni tr qit critrion

or oron in qrtr tn 2006 nd 2012254

rin thi ti priod, concntrtion o oron

n cdd th ct Pnnni tr qit

critrion or oron t sw-3 in 9 o 22 qrtr255 and

in th on qrtr o i dt or ni ro

sw-3 in th t r, ni cdd th

chronic Pnnni tr qit critrion256 ot,

firtenr i not rqird to onitor or co

h nd crr d potion t thi onitorin

oction

trd th tr contintion t litt b

n, th conit ornid to ht n pn-

ion o th dipo it nd d it ndr th

Cn wtr act In rpon, Pnnni rtor

h rqird cor o th kin ipondnt

2016 nd o cnp o p nd rond-

trfirtenr no pn to trnport co h

nd crr ttr nr 100 i prir

on thond o ncord r pr r to n-

othr nind, cti co h dpit in lb,

Pnnni257 lb rondtr nd rc

tr r rd contintd k ro thi

co h dp, nd c n o th orkin

c ridnt o tht ton hnt or ood, th r

o pod to io-cctin t ch

ni throh ht th t258

h incrdi o nd toicit o ttr

nrtd th crr t th brc mnd

pnt dnd co crtin nd cr hndin, t

Pnnni prittin thoriti h not ipod

n iit or rqird n kind o cti trtnt



h xc Comache pnt in Po, Coordo, h

thr r co-rnin oir o o th oir

r it in th 1970, nd th third it in 2010

a o th oir rn co roht in ro i

trip in in woin, prodcin or thn 300,000

ton o co h in in r267 h pnt t

h hndin t to coct h nd otto h

nd thn o thi co h tr throh ri

o thr ttin pond268 pit idnc tht h

hndin tr contin inicnt ont o toic

t nd oid, thr r no iit on n o th

t in th ttr dichrd into th st

Chr ir269 h ck o iit on ni di-

chr i n or ppin conidrin tht th st

Chr i ipird or ni, nin tht th rir

i not tin tr qit tndrd or thi pot-

nt270 within i o th Conch pnt, th

st Chr o into th arkn ir, nd tht por-

tion o th arkn ir i o iin to t tr

qit tndrd or ni nd t271

h tr dichr prit or th Conch pnt

rqir onitorin or o t t th in h

ot, t ipo no iit on th concntrtion

o tho t in th dichr272 whi onitor-

in i n iportnt rt tp, ncontrod dichr

o th t into n ipird tr i dnr-

o nd contrr to th Cn wtr act nc

trod i dintd ipird, th tt t

dtrin th tot i di od (ml) o

th prticr potnt tht th trod i to

or nd ti cop ith tr qit tndrd

Hor, th tt o Coordo h not t dopd

ml or ni in th st Chr ir or in th

arkn ir dontr o th connc ith

th st Chr, nd i oin th Conch pnt to

dichr co h ttr into thi ipird rir

ith no iit t on ni

h arkn ir i jor -hin dtin-

tion in Coordo, nd orc o tori inco nd

rcrtion or r ridnt bc hih o

ni r ipir rprodction in h, -

ni iit t ipod on jor orc ik

Conch o tht th st Chr nd arkn ir

cn contin to pport ndnt h poption

moror, tr rorc in thi prt o Coordo r

incrdi prcio, pci conidrin th cp-

tion droht th r i no princin h ri-

r hod trtd ik th indipn rorc

th r

anothr pri hin dtintion, th yoton

ir in montn, i o thrtnd co h

dichr h yoton rn or or thn 500

othr thn rcr262 accordin to th pnt on

rportin, it dichrd 324 pond o rnic nd 564

pond o ni in 2012263

h on to ndrtnd ho th rtici

tnd trtnt t i orkin i onitorin

pror o toic t hr th h pond dp

into th frnch brod jt in p tkn

onc onth264 In ct, th tr potion pro t

ahi h inicnt ornd inc th cr-r r ddd a td don cintit t k

unirit coprd potnt od in th h pond

dichr t ahi or nd tr th t cr-

r n oprtin, nd ond tht th ont o

potnt ch rnic nd ni dichrd to

th frnch brod ir drtic incrd tr

th crr r intd265 h td rportd

tht p coctd drin th r o 2011 ro

ind crr nd co h t oin to th

frnch brod ir contind rnic t or

ti hihr thn th ePa drinkin tr tndrd,

nd ni 17 ti hihr th nc tn-

drd or qtic i Cdi, ntion, nd thi

r o dtctd in th ttr t o

hn nd qtic i nchrk266

Cr, or t don to rdc potion ro

th ahi crr t h ePa h idnti-

d trtnt thod tht cn iint or t t

chi ch or o toic t ro cr-

r t tr, nd t pp th to co-

rnin pnt ith crr t, incdin r-

ti pnt ik ahi tht h n otid

ipct on trrd rir

h pnt r jt p: a cro th contr,

crr r oin in nd incrd tr po-

tion oo, ithot ort to tihtn prit iit

soktck crr r ood n or th ir,

nd th cn ood n or th tr, too, i th

ePa pt tron contro in pc or trtnt o

thi t o conit hod h it trhd

contintd th potion tht it onc

orcd to rth

6. Polluting Water in the arid West

h crii o rondtr nd rc tr conti-

ntion ncontrod dichr o toic t i

not iitd to th ttr trn h o or con-

tr h tr o th trn unitd stt r o

rdnd th toic dichr, hich i th

or troin conidrin th crcit o tr in th

rion nd th rpid roin poption Pnt in

Coordo nd montn itrt th pro o co

tr potion in th wt



7. tvas toxiC legaCy:the ash Pond Clean-uP Problem

Hndrd o co t pond, hodin iion o

pond o toic h nd crr d, dot th

contr, poin r nd prnt dnr to pic

hth278 r hndrd o th it h n

hon to h dd rondtr rorc, nd

thi knon d i pro jt th tip o th ic-

r279 h ePa propod co tr potion rcod, i nid in thir tront or, top cop-

ni ro dpin n or t into th pond

bt n i th do, th pond th i rin

n r-prnt thrt to coniti cro aric

h ePa cn nd hod in to thi pro

toppin continin o th pond, t t r,

ocd on pond cor, i tit ndd to

o it

ohr i thi prin pro crr thn on

th pnt o th nn v athorit (va)

va h contind to in pond throhot itt dpit cin th it co h pi in

us hitor in cr 2008, hn drd c t

it h pond cop t va kigo, nn,

pnt id, piin roh 54 iion cic rd o

h into th eor ir nd rin 26 ho280

accordin to va on Inpctor gnr, va iht

h n to prnt th pi hd it hdd d-

cd o rnin ot th pond tiit281 a dr

cort rcnt hd va i or it cr ir

to protct th pic282 cor t Kinton o

contin, ith or cnp ctiiti rcnt

concdin, t th tr rond th pnt rin

contintd, ith h rinin in dint t th

rir otto

n iht think va nd th tt rtor tch-

in or it pnt od h rnd ro thi pri-

nc bt chn h n o in coin Incrdi,

th stt o nn contin to o va to

dichr t ro Kinton to th rir ithot

n prit iit or dnro t in th h nd

crr d t th it283

hi cir ttitd tord co h i th r, notth cption h va Inpctor gnr rport

tht va intrn ctr ritnt to trtin

h nnt ch or thn tkin ot th

r, iin to trt it ik th hrdo t

tht it r i284 stt rtor h n jt

athoh indpndnt trctr ninr h ond

tnti p nd k t th jorit o va

rinin h pond,285 va h not cod it pond,

nd tt rtor contin to o th pond

i throh th hrt o th tt, proidin drink-

in tr or it citi, irrition or r, nd prior

hin opportniti a th rir pproch biin,

it ttn ot, r p, nd proid cnt r-

tr nin or , northrn pik, nd cth

Indd, r trtch o th rir dontr o th

J.. Coree pnt i cid rion tr

or hin hi trtch o th yoton ir rin

tnti tori rn to th rion throh

dck- nd oo-hntin otttr nd trip to

Pop Pir tion monnt, ndton

on th nk o th rir rin th nrd in-

tr o Cptin wii Crk, o th li nd Crk

pdition

unortnt, th yoton i contintd

h pond dichr ro th Cortt por pnt,

oprtd Pnnni Por & liht montn

idir, PPl montn h Cortt pnt rn ri

trin cr o woin co r hor,273 prodc-

in pproit 32,000 ton o otto h ch

r, continin 38 ton o h t274 h ot-

to h tr i tord onit in pond or in

dichrd to th yoton ithot n iit on

n toic or t tht contind in tht

otto h tr h montn Potnt ichr

eiintion st prit hich i iht r or-

d or rn ipo iit on on oi nd r,

nd tot pndd oid275

h montn prtnt o enironnt Qit h

d th yoton ir ptr nd don-

tr o th Cortt pnt hi ntir ction o th

yoton h n dd not it or qtic

i nd prir contct rcrtion, ch i-

in276 bo th Cortt pnt, th rir do not

t tr qit tndrd or rnic, rndrin th

rir nit drinkin tr pp athoh

montn eQ ttrit th rnic ipirnt to

ntr c, th ction o th rir tht i ipird

in riht rond th Cortt pnt,277 hich i r-

in ntrtd otto h ttr knon to

contin rnic dirct into th rir

h yoton ir proid drinkin tr nd

irrition pp or iion o cr o rnd

dontr o biin Contintion o th rir ith

rnic nd othr co h contitnt incr trt-

nt cot or drinkin tr, nd drd on o

montn ot trrd rorc



mn othr va h pond it on iir dnr-

o rond so va ciiti contin to ch nd

k n on tr cor at th an pnt, va

cknod tht k ro it h ciiti h con-

tintd rondtr on th hor o nr

lk mcKr295 ht pro ri in prt ro

on-cod, no ot dr pond hich va intin

i ti cord dichr prit hich n,

ndr nn intrprttion o it t , tht

va nd not r ho tht th drin h dp

copi ith th tt nd t tndrd296

h rt i tht oth th cod pond nd th cti

pond contin to contint tr ppi, ithot

nin contro ndr ithr t or r

thr va ciiti r n or prcrio: it

oon-to-co Johovie pnt, or intnc, dp

it h on n rtici ah Ind in th idd o th

nn ir, rind nt dik ittion

o nccpt tht va h prioritid th it or

cnp to rt potnti Kinton-ik ditr297

en ithot pi, contintd h tr ch

triht into th rir ro th pond, nd i kp

doin o n i th pond r cod298 hr, nd

throhot th t, h pond ri rio pic

t concrn

va h id tht it intnd to co it pond o-

ti in th nt dcd nd i rd orkin tord

tht o t o pnt bt va oci id th

thin or thn tnt r o nd id

to tk ction in opn th Kinton pond

tht nt copd nd pid into th eor

ir299 bc thr r not tron dr tndrd

or t hndin, nd va cor pn hnt

n ittd to th pic or cont nd ri,

it r ro cr tht pond cor i nd

cr, or tht th i hppn qick, to protct

th pic h tr potion tndrd i hp dr

th h t it p, t thr or ork to do

to cn th p prnnt

8. Coal in the Water,Coast to Coast

h tori o contintd rir nd od

ch, k t it nd prittd poionin,

r jt p o th ntion

closingthe floodgates - how the coal industry is poisoning our water

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