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Presentation will focus on TVA’s plan to close Bull Run ash ponds

Posted at 2:45 pm November 25, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Amanda Garcia

Amanda Garcia

A Tuesday presentation will focus on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plan to close ash ponds at the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton, a press release said.

Amanda Garcia of the Southern Environmental Law Center will discuss closing ash ponds at Bull Run, the pollution and risk involved in closing the ash ponds, and the role of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in reviewing TVA’s plans and addressing pollution at Bull Run and other sites, the press release said. There will be opportunities for the public to weigh in, the release said.

The presentation is sponsored by Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation and Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning. It is free and open to the public. It starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, in the Oak Ridge Civic Center Craft Room. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Farragut, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation, Amanda Garcia, ash ponds, Bull Run Creek, Bull Run Fossil Plant, Clinch River, coal ash, coal combustion, environmental impact statement, Kingston Fossil Plant, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Southern Environmental Law Center, Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

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