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Plant Hammond Working Draft Map DISCLAIMER: Map intended for illustrative purposes only. Ash pond and landfill boundaries are best estimates based on documents from EPA and the utilities themselves. 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.
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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.
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.
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.
Hammond opened in 1954 and retired in 2019. Prior to retirement, the plant had four coal-fired units. The plant operated three active disposal areas: two unlined ash ponds and one landfill that cumulatively contained 60,000 cubic yards of coal ash.
5 sie 2021 · Georgia Power is seeking approval from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) for Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) permits to cap nearly 50 million tons of toxic coal ash in. place in unlined pits, starting with Plant Hammond’s 1 million ton Ash Pond 3 in Rome, GA.
