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Waukegan committee told Midwest Generation/NRG must submit coal pond closure permit to Illinois EPA
Summary
Committee members were informed the city is awaiting a closure permit application from Midwest Generation/NRG to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for an online coal pond; the update was informational and no action was taken.
At the Oct. 6 meeting of the Waukegan Environmental and Sustainability Committee, a staff member reported the city is awaiting a closure permit application from Midwest Generation/NRG to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the on-line coal pond.
The staff member characterized the city as "in the process of waiting" for the company to submit the permit application. The transcript records the statement as informational; there is no recorded vote, timeline, or staff directive attached to the update in the provided excerpt.
The committee did not take formal action on the permit during the recorded segment. The transcript does not provide additional details about the permit content, the submission date, required remediation steps, or any regulatory deadlines.
