Under President Obama, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a host of rules and compliance requirements targeting power plants and the oil and gas sector. One such rule, the Effluent…
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Steam electric power plants preparing to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) effluent limitations guidelines (ELG) and standards as they concern bottom ash transport water and flue gas desulfurization…
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Meeting the requirements of the Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) means careful consideration of the various options. Both biological treatment and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) approaches have their place, but ZLD…
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Plant wastewater treatment is not what it once was, and changes in the Environmental Protection Agency’s effluent limitations guidelines (ELG) have added a host of new wrinkles. A panel of…
![Zero-Discharge Pozzolanic Brine Solidification: Another Option for Treating FGD Wastewater](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/PWR_030116_Cover_ZLD_Splash.jpg)
With its expected 30% to 50% lower capital expense and 20% to 40% lower operating cost than traditional zero-discharge systems, a new approach to compliance with the EPA’s effluent limitation…
![Take These Five Steps Now to Ensure ELG Compliance at Your Power Plant](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/PWR_120115_SR_Reg_ELG_Fig.jpg)
The first effluent limitation guidelines update since 1982 is game-changing for many U.S. power plants. This unfiltered look at the rule and its nuances will help you understand how each…