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EPA to Hold Public Hearing on Coal Ash Landfill

September 14th, 2009

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials will be returning to Perry County on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 for a public forum at the Uniontown City Hall Auditorium from 7– 8:30 p.m. to update residents about the removing coal ash from the Emory River near the TVA spill site into the Arrowhead Landfill in Alabama’s Black Belt.

The public forum will include representatives from EPA, TVA, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), Perry County and the landfill operations company, Phill-Con Services, according to a press release.

EPA’s Administrative Order on Consent with TVA requires that the coal ash from the TVA Kingston site be disposed of in accordance with the most stringent protective disposal standards for municipal solid waste landfills. The Arrowhead Landfill was selected because it meets and exceeds these standards, according to the release.

Prior to approving the Arrowhead Landfill as the disposal site for the coal ash, EPA visited the landfill and met with local leaders and members of the surrounding community to review the disposal plan and answer questions. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management continues to conduct ongoing monitoring of the landfill to ensure it is operated properly.

For more information about EPA’s oversight and response activities at the Kingston site, visit this Web site and this one.

To read more about the issue, check out our coverage here:

TVA Dumps Toxic Coal Ash in Poor Alabama Town

TVA to Begin Coal Ash Spill Cleanup

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  1. Yana Davis Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    It will be interesting to see what, if any, modification to the plans come out of this. My bet is they hold the hearing, allow people to vent and then the toxic waste comes to Arrowhead exactly as planned. All courtesy administrative law.

    A completely different scenario would be unfolding if common law nuisance standards applied. A jury of local residents would be sitting, empowered to keep the toxic waste out forever with its verdict.

  2. SI Reasoning Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 12:32 am

    I think this will be a good chance to see what the Obama EPA is all about as the rest of the deck is stacked. Do they give lip service to the problems but allow things to move forward as planned or do they act as a true consumer watchdog group and actively search for faults and weaknesses and address them as if it were their families taking on the risks.