Purpose

This rulemaking proposes to adopt requirements for mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants into Chapter 173-400 WAC and Chapter 173-406 WAC. This action will also change the name of Chapter 173-406 WAC and replace the current requirements by reference of the federal requirements.

On September 13, 2006, power supplier Energy Northwest submitted an application to Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) to construct a 600 MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle coal-fired power plant. This project is called the Pacific Mountain Energy Center.

Code Reviser Filings

• Pre-proposal statement of inquiry- CR-101 - 3/21/07

  • State register notice

• Withdrawal notice for CR-101 filed on 9/6/06.

  • State register notice

• Pre-proposal statement of inquiry- CR-101  - 9/6/06

  • Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council's CR-101

  • Model rule #1: Federal Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR): Amendments to federal rule

  • Model Rule #2: State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO)

• Withdrawal notice for original CR-101 - 9/6/06

• Pre-proposal statement of inquiry- CR-101 - 6/7/06