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US COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS DISCHARGING TO WATER IMPAIRED BY As, B, Cd, Hg, Pb or SeSTATE COUNTY FACILITYNAMEOPERATORNAME-PLATECAPACITY(MW)NPDESPERMIT IDPERMITEXPIRATIONDATEPOLLUTANTSMONITOREDPOLLUTANTSWITH A LIMITCOALASH ORSCRUBBEROUTFALL?IMPAIRED WATERCAUSE OF IMPAIRMENTKS Shawnee TecumsehEnergyCenterWestar Energy,Inc.232 KS0079731 7/31/17 None None Ash Kansas River LeadKY Hancock Coleman Big RiversElectricCorporation602 KY0001937 2/28/05 None None Ash Ohio River Mercury in fish tissueKY Mercer E W Brown LGE and KUEnergy LLCKY Daviess Elmer Smith OwensboroMunicipalUtilitiesKY Pulaski John S.CooperEast KentuckyPowerCooperativeKY Woodford Tyrone Kentucky UtilitiesCompanyKY Clark William C.DaleEast KentuckyPowerCooperativeMA Hampden Mount Tom FirstLight PowerResourcesMD Allegany AES WarriorRunMI Muskegon B C Cobb ConsumersEnergy CompanyMI Ingham EckertStation757.1 KY0002020 2/28/15 None None Ash Herrington Lake Methylmercury(Fish ConsumptionAdvisory); Ph; TotalSuspended Solids445.3 KY0001295 3/31/05 None None Ash &Scrubber344 KY0003611 10/31/13 None None Ash &ScrubberOhio River(Cannelton toNewburgh)LakeCumberland75 KY0001899 1/31/07 None None Ash Kentucky River,53.2 to 66.95216 KY0002194 11/30/06 None None Ash Kentucky River,121.1 to 138.5136 MA0005339 9/17/97 None None Ash ConnecticutRiverAES Corporation 229 MD0066079 12/31/17 None None Lower NorthBranch PotomacRiverLansing Board ofWater and LightMI Eaton Erickson Lansing Board ofWater and LightMI Ottawa J B Sims Grand HavenBoard of Lightand PowerMI Monroe Monroe Detroit EdisonCompanyMI Wayne River Rouge Detroit EdisonCompanyMT Yellowstone J E Corette P P & L Montana,LLCMT Richland Lewis &ClarkNY Orange DynegyDanskammerMontanaDakota UtilitiesCompanyDynegy PowerCorporationOH Lucas Bay Shore FirstEnergyGenerationCorporationOH Gallia Gen J MGavinOhio PowerCompanyOH Gallia Kyger Creek Ohio ValleyElectricCorporationOK Choctaw Hugo WesternFarmers ElectricCooperative, Inc.PA Allegheny Cheswick GenOn PowerMidwest, LPPA Cambria Colver PowerProjectA/C Power- ColverOperations312.6 MI0001520 10/1/13 Mercury None Ash Rivers/Streams in HUC040601021004375 MI0004464 10/1/12 Mercury None Rivers/Streams in HUC040500040703154.7 MI0005428 10/1/12 Selenium None Rivers/Streams in HUC04050004070480 MI0000728 10/1/15 Mercury,SeleniumNoneAsh &Scrubber3279.6 MI0001848 10/1/14 Mercury Mercury Ash &Scrubber650.6 MI0001724 10/1/12 Boron,Mercury,SeleniumGrand RiverRivers/Streams in HUC041000020410None Ash Rivers/Streams in HUC040900040407172.8 MT0000396 3/1/05 None None Ash YellowstoneRiver50 MT0000302 11/30/05 None None Ash YellowstoneRiver386.5 NY0006262 5/31/11 Arsenic,Cadmium,Mercury,Lead,Selenium498.8 OH0002925 7/31/15 Arsenic,Boron,Cadmium,Mercury,Lead,Selenium2600 OH0028762 7/31/13 Boron,Cadmium,Mercury,Selenium1086.5 OH0005282 7/31/13 Arsenic,Boron,Cadmium,Mercury,Lead,SeleniumArsenic,Cadmium,Mercury,Lead,SeleniumMercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)MethylmercuryMethylmercury(Fish ConsumptionAdvisory)Methylmercury(Fish ConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Cadmium; Nickel; Ph;PhosphorusMercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury; Mercury infish tissueMercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Arsenic; NutrientsChromium, Copper,LeadAsh Hudson River Cadmium; PCBSMercury Ash Lake ErieTributaries (Eastof MaumeeRiver to West ofToussant River)MercuryMercuryAsh &ScrubberAsh &ScrubberOhio RiverTributaries(DownstreamLeading Creekto UpstreamKanawha River)Ohio RiverTributaries(DownstreamLeading Creekto UpstreamKanawha River)Arsenic; TotalSuspended Solids; Oil& GreaseArsenic; Boron;Cadmium: Chromium;Cobalt; Copper; Iron;Lead; Mercury; Zinc;Ph; NickelArsenic; Boron;Cadmium: Chromium;Copper; Iron; Lead;Manganese; Mercury;Molybdeum; Nickel;Selenium; Silver;Zinc; Ph446 OK0035327 5/31/13 None None Ash Washita River Lead; Turbidity637 PA0001627 8/31/12 Arsenic,Boron,Cadmium,Mercury,Lead,SeleniumCadmium,Mercury,Lead,SeleniumAsh &ScrubberLittle Deer CreekAluminum; Arsenic;Cadmium; Chronium;Copper; Lead; Iron;Manganese; Mercury;Molybdeum; Selenium;Silver; Thallium; Zinc118 PA0204269 9/19/00 None None Elk Creek Arsenic; Cadmium;Chronium; Copper;Iron; Mercury; Zinc;Lead46 Closing the Floodgates
US COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS DISCHARGING TO WATER IMPAIRED BY As, B, Cd, Hg, Pb or SeSTATE COUNTY FACILITYNAMEOPERATORNAME-PLATECAPACITY(MW)NPDESPERMIT IDPERMITEXPIRATIONDATEPOLLUTANTSMONITOREDPOLLUTANTSWITH A LIMITCOALASH ORSCRUBBEROUTFALL?IMPAIRED WATERCAUSE OF IMPAIRMENTPA Schuylkill GilbertonPowerCompanyPA Venango ScrubgrassGeneratingPlantBroad MountainPartnersScrubgrassGeneratingCompanyPA Indiana Seward GenOnWholesaleGeneration, LPPA Clearfield Shawville GenOn REMA,LLCPA Schuylkill Wheelabrator- FrackvillePA Schuylkill WPSWestwoodGeneration,LLCWheelabratorFrackville EnergyCompany, Inc.Olympus Power,LLCTN Shelby Allen Tennessee ValleyAuthorityTN Hawkins John Sevier Tennessee ValleyAuthorityTN Roane Kingston Tennessee ValleyAuthorityVA Campbell AltavistaPowerStationVA Halifax Clover PowerStationDominionGenerationDominionGenerationWI Buffalo Alma Dairyland PowerCooperativeWI Sheboygan Edgewater Wisconsin Power& Light CompanyWI Milwaukee Elm RoadGeneratingStationWisconsinElectric PowerCompanyWI Vernon Genoa Dairyland PowerCooperativeWI Buffalo J P Madgett Dairyland PowerCooperativeWI Grant NelsonDeweyWI Kenosha PleasantPrairieWisconsin Power& Light CompanyWisconsinElectric PowerCompanyWI Brown Pulliam WisconsinPublic ServiceCorporationWI Milwaukee South OakCreekWisconsinElectric PowerCompany88.4 PA0061697 9/1/14 None None Mill Creek Arsenic; Cadmium;Chromium; Copper;Iron; Lead; Mercury;Zinc94.7 PA0103713 12/31/17 None None Alleghany River Mercury585 PA0002054 7/18/15 Arsenic,Mercury,LeadNoneConemaughRiver626 PA0010031 8/31/15 None None West BranchSusquehannaRiverAluminum; Arsenic;Cadmium; Chromium;Cobalt; Copper; Iron;Manganese; Mercury;Nickel; Zinc; PhAlumium; Arsenic;Cadmium; Chromium;Copper; Iron; Lead;Manganese; Mercury;Nickel; Zinc48 PA0061263 9/30/16 None None Mill Creek Arsenic; Cadmium;Chronium; Copper;Iron; Lead; Mercury;Zinc36 PA0061344 4/30/17 None None Lower RauschCreekArsenic; Cadmium;Chromium; Copper;Iron; Lead; Mercury;Zinc990 TN0005355 8/3/10 None None Ash McKellar Lake Mercury; Nickel; Ph;Total SuspendedSolids800 TN0005436 6/30/14 Arsenic,Cadmium,Mercury,Lead,SeleniumArsenic,SeleniumAshCherokeeReservoir1700 TN0005452 8/31/08 None None Scrubber Clinch River Armof Watts BarReservoir71.1 VA0083402 9/25/10 None None Scrubber Roanoke(Staunton) River848 VA0083097 42381 None None Ash &ScrubberRoanoke(Staunton) River181 WI0040223 40543 Mercury None Mississippi River- Chippewa Riverto Lock andDam 6770 WI0001589 39721 Arsenic,MercuryMercuryMercuryMercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury; Mercury(FCA)None Lake Michigan Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)1316.3 WI0000914 40266 Mercury None Lake Michigan Mercury (FCA)345.6 WI0003239 41455 Mercury Mercury Mississippi River- Root River toWisconsin River387 WI0040223 40543 Mercury None Ash Mississippi River- Chippewa Riverto Lock andDam 6200 WI0002381 42369 None None Ash Mississippi River- Wisconsin Riverto Lock andDam 111233 WI0043583 39994 Arsenic,MercuryMercuryAsh &ScrubberLake MichiganMercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury (FCA)Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)350.2 WI0000965 40724 Mercury None Lake Michigan Mercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)1191.6 WI0000914 40266 Mercury None Ash Lake Michigan Mercury (FCA)WI Marathon Weston WisconsinPublic ServiceCorporation1087.1 WI0042765 42094 Mercury Mercury Ash Wisconsin River- Merril Dam toPrairie Du SacDamMercury (FishConsumptionAdvisory)WV Putnam John E Amos AppalachianPower Company2932.6 WV0001074 41066 Arsenic,Mercury,Lead,SeleniumArsenic,SeleniumAsh &ScrubberKanawha River(Lower)MercuryWV Marshall Mitchell Ohio PowerCompany1632.6 WV0005304 42185 Arsenic,Cadmium,Selenium,BoronSelenium Ash Fish Creek /Ohio River(Upper South)Mercury; IronClosing the Floodgates47
Page 1: CLOSING THE FLOODGATES:HOW THE COAL
Page 4 and 5: ABOUT THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONST
Page 6 and 7: standards that would require the el
Page 8 and 9: of cleaning up its pollution, rathe
Page 10 and 11: serious. Scientists have documented
Page 12 and 13: STATENUMBER OF PERMITSREVIEWED 101L
Page 14 and 15: Selenium 35 16A significant number
Page 16 and 17: power plants to use vapor compressi
Page 18 and 19: PART TWOLIVING DOWNSTREAM:COAL WATE
Page 20 and 21: May 2013, the state of North Caroli
Page 22 and 23: photographs of my son learning to w
Page 24 and 25: The plant’s legacy of air polluti
Page 26 and 27: other than mercury. 262 According t
Page 28 and 29: to dump their wastes into rivers th
Page 30 and 31: ENDNOTES1 EPA, Environmental Assess
Page 32 and 33: 195 Illinois Environmental Protecti
Page 34 and 35: APPENDIX I: METHODOLOGY AND DATALIM
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