How to Make the Most of the Section 3I6(b) Ruling Delay

摘要

This summer the US Environmental Protection Agency delayed finalizing the proposed standards for cooling water intake as described under section 316 (b) of the Clean Water Act by another year, extending the deadline to June 27, 2013. Since the changes will affect an estimated 1,260 facilities, the delay comes as a welcome relief to many power and manufacturing plant owners looking for any reason to avoid implementing possible retrofits that may be needed to comply with the new rule.