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SW: →Coal ash regulations in Florida: - add citation
Florida law does not regulate coal ash ponds.
There are no requirements for liners, siting, design, maintenance, groundwater monitoring, financial assurance, or closure.
Furthermore, if coal ash is disposed in an onsite landfill at a power plant authorized under the Power Plant Siting Act (PPSA), no separate permits, including construction and operating permits, are required. Instead, the entire facility is covered under the PPSA certification. Florida is one of only two states (along with AL) that <i> relaxed </i> portions of its coal ash standards between 1988 and 2005. <ref> [http://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/library/references/fl-coal-ash-factsheet-1111.pdf "Florida Coal Ash Factsheet"] Earthjustice, accessed December 9, 2011. </ref>
===Coal ash pile in Orange County, FL may be leaking radioactive waste===
