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Locations of existing and retired ash ponds and landfills were created by heads-up digitizing of aerial imagery and USGS 7.5 min. topographic maps. Outlined areas
22 lut 2024 · EPD issued a permit in November that allows Georgia Power to put a cap on a coal ash pond at Plant Hammond, but otherwise leave the ash in place in the ground. The permit also requires monitoring groundwater for contamination for at least 30 years.
29 lip 2024 · At Plant Hammond, Georgia Power plans to excavate three of four coal ash ponds and move their contents to a landfill.
Plant Hammond began commercial operation in 1954 in Floyd County, Georgia and was retired in 2019. Prior to retirement, the plant had four coal-fired units capable of producing 800 MW of electricity. Ash Pond Dewatering Plan.
20 sty 2022 · The disposal site, less than a mile from Hammond’s house, holds nearly 16 million tons worth of coal ash in an unlined pond. “They need to get the coal ash out of the drinking water,” Hammond said.
11 kwi 2024 · At Plant Hammond near Rome, Georgia Power was given a cap in place permit like the one it wants at Plant Scherer. The pond there is closed, leaving about 10% of the Hammond coal ash in the aquifer there near the Coosa River.
17 paź 2016 · Plant Hammond has historically utilized four (4) ponds in the management of coal combustion residuals. AP‐1 received ash from its commission in 1952 to the construction of AP‐2 in 1969. AP‐1 has since been utilized as a co‐treatment pond to handle return water flows from AP‐2, AP‐3 and AP‐4.
