What is CCR rule?

The CCR Rule establishes technical requirements for CCR landfills and surface impoundments under subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the central federal regulatory program governing recycling and disposal of solid waste.

What is the coal ash rule?

The 2015 Coal Ash Rule gave power producers six months to close or retrofit unlined ash ponds if they exceed certain pollution limits and the Trump administration’s phase one rule provides an extension until late 2020 for closure or retrofitting. Waterkeeper Alliance v.

What is CCR power?

CCRs, also called coal ash, are the materials that remain after coal is burned to make electricity. Our program is structured to ensure that ash storage sites are designed, operated, and maintained in accordance with all regulatory requirements.

Is CCR hazardous?

Unless you live under a rock, you know about the new CCR Rule, a RCRA Subtitle D Non-Hazardous Waste Rule that covers CCRs including fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) waste.

What is CCR waste?

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What is the difference between Subtitle C and Subtitle D wastes?

Subtitle D of the Act is dedicated to non-hazardous solid waste requirements, and Subtitle C focuses on hazardous solid waste. Solid waste includes solids, liquids and gases and must be discarded to be considered waste.

What is furnace ash?

The ash content is the measure of the residue remaining after the sample is dried before combustion in a muffle furnace between 500 and 550°C.

What is a CCR in engineering?

Continuous Catalytic Reforming (CCR)

What is a CCR landfill?

For purposes of this subpart, a CCR landfill also includes sand and gravel pits and quarries that receive CCR, CCR piles, and any practice that does not meet the definition of a beneficial use of CCR. CCR pile or pile means any non-containerized accumulation of solid, non-flowing CCR that is placed on the land.

What is in fly ash?

Fly ash consists primarily of oxides of silicon, aluminum iron and calcium. Magnesium, potassium, sodium, titanium, and sulfur are also present to a lesser degree. When used as a mineral admixture in concrete, fly ash is classified as either Class C or Class F ash based on its chemical composition.