The Indian River Power Plant wants to build a new, lined fly ash landfill. The existing fly ash landfill is topping out at 100 feet, is unlined and in a coastal zone. This is not a good thing. Fly ash is the wast from burning coal and it contains arsenic and mercury and God only knows what else. The land fill should not be in a coastal flood zone. It should have at least a double liner.
What about the existing landfill that is full with no liner? What is leaching out of that landfill. The whole plant is an antique. This plant should be converted to natural gas or rebuilt to the newest technology in a coal fired plant. If coal is the answer, then let the power company put the fly ash back into the railroad cars that bring the coal in, and return it to the depleted coal mines it can from.
The State has no balls on this issue, the lobbyists win again!
Uncle Fred
Beside our problem power plant--its a great place to live--visit my website: www.fredsporch.com
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Re-Do the Indian River Power Plant
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