Coal Ash Contamination: Coming to a Groundwater Source Near You – September 27, 2011

TVA Trial Reveals that Utility Knew about Risky Slurry Pond

It was the largest coal ash disaster in US history. In December 2008, a massive Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) retention pond broke open and spilled more than 5.4 million cubic yards of coal slurry across some 400 acres in Roane County, Tennessee. Since then, neighbors, investigators, and environmental groups have tried to figure out whether the accident was a freak occurrence or a disaster waiting to happen.

Photo courtesy TVAAn aerial view of the December 2008 fly-ash sludge spill caused by a failed dike at the
Kingston, Tennessee power plant.

A trial now underway suggests that this disaster was years in the making. Last week,… more

by: Holly Haworth

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