TVA official Gil Francis said today's leak at its Widows Creek coal-burning power plant in northeastern Alabama, was caused by a break in a pipe that removes water from the 147-acre gypsum pond.
The water leaked into a settling pond, where water then escaped into Widows Creek.
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I chose to submit this because this is the source which broke the story of another spill at a TVA facility. While TVA says it's gypsum, the reporters say a Scottsboro, AL resident refutes this in the story. Although the story is on the web and has been updated there is still no comment on from TVA about his allegations. Said the man, only id'd as "Morgan," “This is ash. It’s not gypsum. This is the same stuff on the shoreline up there at Kingston. It’s very obvious ... More »
A fair number of viewpoints and facts make this a good story. The main thing missing is getting an expert on site to look at the mystery sludge.
Local story of environmental / coal plant accident. EPA response http://epa.gov/region4/stevenson/index.html good due to timely involvment of public in it's own welfare. What would it look like if we don't mention the elephant in the bathroom
What would it look like if we don't mention the elephant in the bathroom. must report such things.....My Ma lives in AL. While looking around on ... More »