State grants coal ash disposal permit to Dominion
The state Water Control Board last week approved Dominion Virginia Power’s permit to drain water from its lower coal ash pond – the first step in the process of closing the pond.The battle over Dominion Virginia Power’s plan to dispose of the more than 13 million tons of coal ash that is currently stored in ponds at its Chesterfield power station will wait for another day.
The state Water Control Board last week approved Dominion Virginia Power’s permit to drain water from its lower coal ash pond – the first step in the process of closing the pond.
Beginning in fall 2017, the utility giant will be busy enough draining and treating millions of gallons of wastewater from those ponds before discharging the water into the James River.
Fly ash before it is mixed with water.As expected, the state Water Control Board last week renewed a permit that allows Dominion to begin de-watering the two massive ponds at the Chesterfield facility – the first step in the company’s federally mandated pond closure plan.
