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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.
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.
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.
29 lip 2024 · At Plant Hammond, Georgia Power plans to excavate three of four coal ash ponds and move their contents to a landfill.
21 lut 2024 · The latest salvo fired in a fight over the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s approval of leaving tons of coal ash in an unlined pit at Georgia Power’s Plant Hammond came from the...
18 lis 2023 · Environmental advocates are calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to act after state regulators issued a final permit signing off on Georgia Power’s plans to leave coal ash partly submerged in groundwater at Floyd County’s Plant Hammond.
