Air Plan Approval; North Dakota; Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Regional Haze Five Year Progress Report and Nitrogen Oxides Best Available Retrofit Technology Determination for Coal Creek Station for the First Implementation Period
EPA published final approval of North Dakota's Air Quality Implementation Plans, including the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, five-year progress report, and nitrogen oxides Best Available Retrofit Technology determination for Coal Creek Station for the first implementation period. The action finalizes state measures to address regional haze visibility impairment.
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→The EPA's approval of North Dakota's first-period regional haze plan marks a critical milestone in the state's compliance with the Regional Haze Rule, which requires measurable progress toward natural visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The nitrogen oxides BART determination for Coal Creek Station—one of North Dakota's largest coal-fired facilities—establishes enforceable emission limits that will serve as baseline controls through 2028, when the second implementation period begins and more stringent measures may be required.
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Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving certain portions of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of North Dakota (North Dakota) on January 12, 2015, and August 11, 2022, to address regional haze. Specifically, the EPA is approving North Dakota's nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) determination for Coal Creek Station...