Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Duke-Energy-Coal-Ash-Spill-in-Virginia-27MZIF30W8AZ.htmlConceptually similarDuke Energy Coal Ash Spill in VirginiaGP0STO7FVCompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in VirginiaGP0STO7FUCompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in VirginiaGP0STO7FTCompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North CarolinaGP0STO7FXCompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North CarolinaGP0STO7FMCompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North CarolinaGP0STO7FGCompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North CarolinaGP0STO7FRCompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North CarolinaGP0STO7FECompleted★★★★Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North CarolinaGP0STO7FFCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STO7FWDuke Energy Coal Ash Spill in VirginiaDiscolored water is visible on the Dan River near the water treatment plant in Danville, Virginia. Duke Energy said that 50,000 to 82,000 tons of coal ash and up to 27 million gallons of water were released from a coal ash retention pond into the river six miles (9.6 kms) upriver from the Danville water system intake. A stormwater drain under the retention pond at the Dan River Steam Station, retired in 2012, continues to leak.Locations:North America-United States of America-VirginiaDate:4 Feb, 2014Credit:© Jason Miczek / GreenpeaceMaximum size:1600px X 2400pxKeywords:Aerial view-Bridges-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-fired power stations-Day-Duke Energy-Industrial landscapes-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Rivers-Steam power stations-Toxic waste-Water pollution-WinterShoot:Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in Virginia and North CarolinaDocumentation of coal leaking into the Dan River from Duke Energy's Dan River Steam Station in Eden, North Carolina, which was retired in 2012.Duke said that 50,000 to 82,000 tons of coal ash and up to 27 million gallons of water were released through a 48-inch storm water pipe under the 27 acre containment pond which continued to leak Monday, Feb. 4, 2014.Coal ash is the waste left after burning. It contains arsenic, mercury, lead, and over a dozen other heavy metals, many of them toxic. The spill is six miles upriver from the water intake system for Danville, Virginia, a city with a population of around 43,000 people.The pond has a liquid capacity of 155 million gallons when full, according to a recent inspection report, but was at a lower level because the Dan River power plant’s coal-fired units were retired in 2012.Related Collections:Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill in North Carolina
