Kingston coal ash spill of 2008

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The Kingston coal ash spill of 2008 was a major environmental disaster in Tennessee in which a dike failure at a coal-fired power plant released millions of cubic yards of toxic coal ash into nearby rivers and land.

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instanceOf coal ash spill
environmental disaster
industrial accident
alsoKnownAs Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill
TVA Kingston coal ash spill
areaCovered more than 300 acres
cause dike failure
failure of coal ash containment pond
cleanupLedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
cleanupOversight Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
comparedTo one of the largest coal ash spills in U.S. history
containedAt Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash storage pond
country United States
date 2008-12-22
environmentalImpact destruction of aquatic habitat
fish kills
loss of wetlands
soil contamination
water pollution
estimatedCleanupCost over 1 billion U.S. dollars
healthConcern arsenic contamination
lead contamination
mercury contamination
radioactive elements in coal ash
impactedCommunity Harriman, Tennessee
Kingston, Tennessee
impactedWaterBody Clinch River
Emory River
Watts Bar Reservoir
linked to: Watts Bar Lake
ledTo development of federal coal ash disposal regulations
increased scrutiny of coal ash storage practices in the United States
legalOutcome lawsuits against Tennessee Valley Authority
settlements with affected residents
locatedIn Kingston Fossil Plant
Roane County, Tennessee
materialReleased bottom ash
coal ash slurry
coal combustion residuals
fly ash
notableFor long-term cleanup effort
scale of coal ash release
operatorOfPlant Tennessee Valley Authority
ownedBy Tennessee Valley Authority
plantType coal-fired power plant
preceded Dan River coal ash spill of 2014
regulator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
startDate 2008-12-22
timeOfDay early morning
volumeReleased about 4 million cubic meters
about 5.4 million cubic yards

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Kingston Fossil Plant notableEvent Kingston coal ash spill of 2008
Kingston coal ash spill of 2008 alsoKnownAs Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill
linked to: Kingston coal ash spill of 2008
Kingston coal ash spill of 2008 alsoKnownAs TVA Kingston coal ash spill
linked to: Kingston coal ash spill of 2008