Friday, December 17, 2010
TVA Spill Continues To Allegedly Present Problems
KENTUCKY....
Two years after the December 22, 2008 spill of 5.4 million cubic yards of toxin-laden sludge in the Emory River and on privately held land beside the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Plant, some homeowners in Roane County say they are having respiratory problems, buying air filters and hosing away toxic-laden dust. The spill has spurred some to join a protracted court fight. Owners of more than 170 properties negotiated buyouts and have moved with TVA's $1.2 billion cleanup continuing. The Swan Pond community is quieter. However, TVA contends in court filings that dust from the ash spill at the Kingston Plant west of Knoxville is no more harmful than "dust from a ball field or farm land."
Two years after the December 22, 2008 spill of 5.4 million cubic yards of toxin-laden sludge in the Emory River and on privately held land beside the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Plant, some homeowners in Roane County say they are having respiratory problems, buying air filters and hosing away toxic-laden dust. The spill has spurred some to join a protracted court fight. Owners of more than 170 properties negotiated buyouts and have moved with TVA's $1.2 billion cleanup continuing. The Swan Pond community is quieter. However, TVA contends in court filings that dust from the ash spill at the Kingston Plant west of Knoxville is no more harmful than "dust from a ball field or farm land."
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:41 PM 
