Governor Granholm has directed that Michigan pursue a rule to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired electric utilities by 90 percent by 2015. MDEQ has begun the process to develop new air pollution control rules (SOAHR 2005-038 EQ) to address mercury emissions from coal fired electric utilities. On March 15, 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) to permanently cap and reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. However, the US District Court of Appeals vacated CAMR on February 8, 2008.
If your have any problems or questions, please contact Julie Brunner at 517-373-7088 or
brunnej1@michigan.gov
The Part 15 Mercury, Part 10 Intermittent Testing revisions and Part 11 Continuous Emissions Monitoring revisions, have been finalized and went into effect on October 16, 2009. For the final rules are availalbe to download below:
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