The East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) is seeking a permit for its proposed Smith coal burning plant that would be built in Clark County near the Kentucky River.
The permit would allow the company to use the plant’s coal ash waste to fill various areas on the site. The waste can be mixed to harden like concrete.
Director of the Kentucky Environmental Foundation Elizabeth Crowe says that the plant would generate over half a million tons of coal ash and is concerned about the ash being used to fill wetlands. She says there must also be some consideration of public health and for the water supply of central Kentucky.
The June 8th public hearing begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark County Extension office in Winchester.
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The East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) is seeking a permit for its proposed Smith coal burning plant that would be built in Clark County near the Kentucky River.
The permit would allow the company to use the plant’s coal ash waste to fill various areas on the site. The waste can be mixed to harden like concrete.
Director of the Kentucky Environmental Foundation Elizabeth Crowe says that the plant would generate over half a million tons of coal ash and is concerned about the ash being used to fill wetlands. She says there must also be some consideration of public health and for the water supply of central Kentucky.
The June 8th public hearing begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark County Extension office in Winchester.
READ THIS STORY AT PUBLICNEWSSERVICE.ORG
