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photo credit: www.jasonlindsey.com

A December 17th public hearing has been set for a new coal combustion waste (CCW) disposal site at the Coffeen Power Plant near Coffeen Lake. The new CCW landfill will include a dry landfill cell encompassing approximately 22 acres, with future expansions adding up to 2 additional cells covering 65 acres. The ash pond that has been closed and capped, yet is leaching, covers 57 acres. Leachate from the landfill, old ash pond and stormwater runoff from the site will contribute additional pollution to the already impaired Coffeen Lake, a popular recreational and subsistence fishing spot.

Read the public notice and draft permit about the public hearing to be held on December 17th and PRN letter requesting the public hearing. Learn how you can get involved here.