On July 13, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management received EPA’s proposed approval of its 2026 coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit program application. If finalized, the action would shift authority for permitting CCR disposal in surface impoundments and landfills from the federal government to the state.
Alabama’s proposed approval follows similar efforts of other states that have secured proposed or final EPA approvals – Louisiana, Georgia, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. EPA anticipates proposing CCR permit program decisions for at least two additional states in the near future.
EPA will hold a 60-day public comment period on this proposed approval, which will include a virtual hearing on September 3. For more information, visit the Alabama CCR permit program webpage.
