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RRF Unit 3 Returns to Dioxin Compliance After Exceedance

DEP Feb 20, 2026
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Email“Statement from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection on Reported Emission Exceedance at County's Resource Recovery Facility”
ReceivedFeb 20, 2026
Following a previously reported dioxin exceedance on Unit 3 at the County's Resource Recovery Facility, Reworld Montgomery, Inc. completed re-testing and on Feb. 2, 2026 reported emissions of 1.43 ng/dscm — well below the MDE permitted limit of 30 ng/dscm. The original exceedance had been identified and announced in a Dec. 17, 2025 statement.
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