The company will have to excavate nearly 80 million tons of coal ash — waste produced by its coal-burning power plants — from six North Carolina sites. The deal, crafted to protect drinking water, gives Duke Energy 15 years to finish the work. (WFAE)
Workers load coal ash onto train cars at the Dan River plant in Eden in 2016.announced Thursday ends almost eight years of court battles over how to protect drinking water and dispose of coal ash.
“This settlement is a fantastic victory for the Catawba and all North Carolinians and a major step towards protecting water quality for current and future generations," he said. State Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan lauded the agreement in a news release. Less visually striking was the earthen dam next to the towers."Behind that," Jones said,"is about 300 acres of coal ash, up to 90 feet deep."
"Duke had proposed one way to close them and the state had a different idea," Sheehan said."So we got together with the environmental regulator as well as the environmental community and we came up with a plan that would have us excavate seven basins and partially excavate another two basins." "That small change in the plan saves $1.5 billion while ensuring that people and the environment are still perfectly protected," Sheehan said.drew more than 500 peopleAt that meeting, Lake Norman resident John Ong said Duke's costs should not be a factor."Duke Energy is a profit-making machine and can step up and pay for its own mistakes," he said, as others cheered.
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