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Perdue pushing coal pond bill
Submitted by bniolet on 2009-07-14 17:13
Gov. Beverly Perdue is pushing a bill that would increase oversight of coal ash ponds.
North Carolina is home to 12 potentially high-hazard ponds of the sludge byproduct of coal-fired electric plants, more than any other state. The EPA's high-hazard designation means people would probably die if a dam failed, not that the agency has found structural problems.
The bill would subject the dams that create coal ash ponds to direct inspection by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
“Because of where some of the ponds are located, greater safety oversight and more frequent inspections will help reduce potential risks,” Perdue said in a news release.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Greensboro Democrat, would subject coal ash dams to the state's Dam Safety Act, which would more closely regulate the impoundments and would require a state inspection every two years.
