Final rule · Environmental Protection Agency
EPA approves Virginia's partial coal ash permit program
Official title: Virginia: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program
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- Waste and cleanup
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving Virginia's partial permit program for coal combustion residuals, commonly called coal ash, which is waste from burning coal for electricity. The program is run by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and covers coal ash landfills and surface impoundments in Virginia. It takes effect November 23, 2026. EPA found the program meets the standard in federal law; federal rules still apply to provisions Virginia did not include, such as 2024 and 2026 federal changes.
Details
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Document type
- Final rule
- Published
- Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Comments due
- No comment period stated
- Document number
- 2026-21622
- Docket
- EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-3325; FRL-12983-02-OLEM
- Who is affected
- Coal ash landfills and surface impoundments in Virginia
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Electric utilities and power producers in Virginia
- Virginia communities near coal ash sites
- Where
- Virginia 37.509, -78.846 · derived centroid
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