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- Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
- Water Supplies Tested After Tennessee Spill
- Dazey has new piped water supply | KXNet.com North Dakota News

Tennessee Ash Flood Larger Than Initial Estimate
New York Times United States 
which owns the electrical generating plant one of the authority’s largest. Moulton said Friday that the levels exceeded safety limits for drinking water but that both metals were filtered out by water treatment processes. Mercury and arsenic he said were “barely detectable” in the samples. The ash pond was adjacent to the Emory River and near a residential area where three houses were destroyed by the tide of muddy ash. Water sampled several miles downstream from the spill was safe to drink but its iron and manganese content exceeded the secondary drinking water standards set by the.

Water Supplies Tested After Tennessee Spill
New York Times United States 
A sample taken near the intake for the water supply of Kingston met standards for drinking water said Gilbert Francis Jr. a spokesman for the authority. He said heavy rain and freezing temperatures were probably to blame for the breach. Jeremy Heidt of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said barriers had been constructed to prevent the ash from reaching the Tennessee River. The report from the most recent inspection of the retention wall in ctober was not yet complete but a preliminary report showed that a “wet spot” was found indicating “a minor leaking issue” according to a fact sheet released by the authority.

Dazey has new piped water supply | KXNet.com North Dakota News
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck ND 
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December 27th, 2008 at 4:54 am