Residents Tennessee Fly Ash Spill Told Not to Drink Well Water
Date Published: Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said residents in the area of last week’s fly ash spill near Kingston, TN should not drink water from private wells and springs. However state and federal officials still insist that that municipal water supplies are safe.
According to a NewsChannel5 report, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) detected high levels of arsenic and heavy metals in the Clinch and Emory rivers near an area where the sludge spill occurred. TVA spokesman Jim Allen told the Associated Press that there are four private drinking water wells in the area affected by the spill and the agency should have tests from them this week. (more…)
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