Coal ash cleanup and groundwater monitoring deadlines extended by years
Enacted5/10
Federal · CCR Management Unit Deadline Extension Rule · Feb 10, 2026
Impact 5/10
EPA finalized a rule on February 10, 2026 extending compliance deadlines for legacy coal ash surface impoundments and coal ash management units. Facility evaluation reports were pushed back one year, to February 2027 and February 2028, and the deadline to install groundwater monitoring systems moved from May 2028 to February 2031, delaying detection of contaminated groundwater in communities near coal plants.
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