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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
This Groundwater Monitoring Plan (plan) describes the groundwater and surface water monitoring program for Ash Pond 3 (AP-3 or Site) at Georgia Power Company’s (Georgia Power’s) Plant Hammond. This plan meets the requirements of EPD rules and uses EPD's Manual for Ground Water Monitoring dated September 1991 as a guide.
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.
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.
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.
14 lis 2023 · ATLANTA— Today Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division issued final permits to close Georgia Power’s Plant Hammond Ash Pond 3 in Floyd County. The state issued permit calls for capping more than 1 million tons of toxic coal ash in place, partially sitting in ground water on the bank of the Coosa River.
