KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) — Federal regulators have concluded that it is technologically impossible to remove all the coal ash from the Emory River and an undetermined amount will stay in the water when the Kingston ash spill is complete.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that a memorandum written by Leo Francendese, who oversees the emergency cleanup operation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, states the removal of ash from the Emory River has moved to dredging along the riverbed.
Francendese writes that the goal is to remove as much ash as possible while disturbing sediments as little as possible.
The Dec. 22, 2008 spill dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash sludge from the federal utility's Kingston Fossil Plant into the Emory River and surrounding area.
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Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports that a memorandum written by Leo Francendese, who oversees the emergency cleanup operation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, states the removal of ash from the Emory River has moved to dredging along the riverbed.
Francendese writes that the goal is to remove as much ash as possible while disturbing sediments as little as possible.
The Dec. 22, 2008 spill dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash sludge from the federal utility's Kingston Fossil Plant into the Emory River and surrounding area.
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Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
