Public hearing scheduled for Memphis TVA coal ash cleanup

Public hearing scheduled for Memphis TVA coal ash cleanup

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) is hosting an open house and public hearing on Tuesday, August 26 to discuss the coal ash cleanup at the Tennessee Valley Authority's old facility in Memphis. The event will focus on the West Ash Pond, where coal ash was previously stored in an unlined pit. Although the coal ash has been removed from the soil, the shallow groundwater still contains arsenic and molybden…