STATE PROGRAMS FOR CONTROL OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS
Environmental Protection Agency
The overall goal of the CCR Grant program is to provide grants to assist states in the development and implementation of state programs for the control of Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) established under section 4005 (d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6945 (d)) and associated state regulations. Consistent with Congressional direction, funding for the CCR Grant program is not subject to section 3011 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6931).
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Gives state governments money to set up programs that manage coal combustion waste safely. This helps protect the environment and public health.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Regulatory oversight, guidance, and compliance assistance for the management and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR). This includes approval of state CCR permit programs, review and determination of facility-specific applications for alternate liner demonstrations, and providing extensions to compliance deadlines for CCR management units. The program aims to ensure safe disposal and environmental protection under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Clean Water Act (CWA).
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
Region: United States
Other Criteria: State governments seeking approval for Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) permit programs, Owners/operators of facilities managing coal combustion residuals (CCR) in landfills and surface impoundments, Facilities operating unlined CCR surface impoundments under alternative closure provisions, Facilities seeking extensions to compliance deadlines for ceasing receipt of waste (e.g., under 40 CFR 257.103(f)(1) or (f)(2)), Facilities seeking approval for alternate liner demonstrations
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Submit a demonstration to EPA for an extension to the deadline for unlined CCR surface impoundments.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.epa.gov/coal-combustion-residuals/coal-combustion-residuals-ccr-part-implementation
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- November 30, 2020Deadline for demonstration submissionNovember 18, 2022Final determination for a Part A extension request
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- Environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Dewatering of CCR units
- Closure of CCR units
- Groundwater monitoring
- Corrective action for releases
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs related to non-compliance with CCR rule
- Costs for discharges not authorized by NPDES permit
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- annual report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Federal acknowledgment of funding is required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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