ATLANTA β The state has issued a permit to Georgia Power for a coal ash pond closure plan at Plant Hammond critics say violates a federal rule against leaving ash in contact with groundwater.
The closure of Ash Pond 3 at the plant near Rome is in conjunction with the Atlanta-based utilityβs plan to close all 29 of its coal ash ponds. At 19 of the ponds, ash is to be excavated and removed. The other 10 are to be closed in place.
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