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IDEM initially adopted EPA’s 2015 rule and in December began the process of updating its coal ash rules. Updated state regulations will be at least as stringent as EPA’s, IDEM said.

A preliminary review of the newly released data shows groundwater contamination is likely anywhere coal ash has been dumped in an unlined pond, Frank said.

“With the extent of groundwater contamination we’re seeing, this would be a good time to put in place rules that really respond to what coal ash can do,” she said. “We’ll be pushing for safe long-term handling of the coal ash in safe, lined landfills on high ground, away from water resources.”

Frank anticipated the Hoosier Environmental Council would complete its review within months.

NIPSCO would not support regulatory rollbacks that could be detrimental to public and environmental health, Meyer said.

Ponds at the Michigan City plant and the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield are not lined, but have either a subsurface barrier around an outer area made from sheet piling or concrete-like material, he said.

All six ponds at Bailly have a composite bottom liner and will be closed under the rule, IDEM said. The liner system at Bailly does not meet federal CCR requirements.

The Michigan City facility has six unlined ponds, all of which will be closed. The entire length of the property, which includes the ponds, has two sets of sheet piling along Lake Michigan, IDEM said.

All six ponds at the R.M. Schahfer facility are surrounded by slurry walls, IDEM said.
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