Protecting Chesapeake as Dominion shuts plant

[unhappycamper]

http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/protecting-chesapeake-dominion-shuts-plant

Protecting Chesapeake as Dominion shuts plant
The Virginian-Pilot
© August 21, 2014

Chesapeake wisely has refused a request by Dominion Virginia Power to store nearly a million tons of fly ash without a special permit.

In an 8-0 vote Tuesday, the City Council agreed to require any company producing coal-combustion byproducts to obtain a permit to store the material after the plant closes.

Dominion has announced plans to shutter its 595-megawatt coal-fired facility by the end of the year and seal the landfill and pond that contain fly ash accumulated since 1985.

Coal ash contains heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and mercury, which can leach into groundwater and further contaminate the Elizabeth River. Already, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Elizabeth has been one of the most abused rivers in the country.

[Atman]

1. Sadly, it won't matter at all.

This "landfill" will erupt one day. Anyone with half a brain knows that the power company took shortcuts to make the landfill as cheap as possible. They always do. And they always eventually lead to disaster. This will, too. - Signed, Mr. Cheery.

[Nihil]

2. Next steps:

1) Transfer old site to new subsidiary set up to "manage" the transition.
2) Encounter "higher than expected" costs and declare subsidiary bankrupt.
3) Profit!