HB 2411 Summary

• Establishes a coal combustion residuals (CCR) program under Arizona Department of Environmental Quality authority to regulate fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials from coal-fired power plants.

• Authorizes the director to adopt rules equivalent to federal CCR regulations (40 CFR Part 257, Subpart D) and issue 10-year CCR permits for facilities managing coal combustion residuals units.

• Defines CCR-related terms including beneficial use of CCR, CCR landfills, CCR surface impoundments, and lateral expansions, with exemptions for certain aquifer protection permits and dam safety regulations.

• Establishes permit processing and annual fees for the CCR program to be deposited in the solid waste fee fund, with facilities having 180 days after CCR program approval to submit permit applications for existing units.

• Grants the director authority to compel production of documents from CCR facility operators and exempts CCR units regulated under the program from certain state solid waste facility plan requirements once approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.