Environmentalists hoped the utility would consider closing the coal plant rather than investing $50 million to come into EPA compliance.
contains contaminants such as mercury, cadmium and arsenic, which can pollute waterways, groundwater and the air.
The new pond will have additional environmental protections in place to prevent contaminated water from leaching into the ground, Etheridge said. It will also utilize a leakage monitoring system, as the current ponds do, he added. DeeDee Belmares, a San Antonio-based climate organizer with Public Citizen and a member of the utility’s rate advisory committee, said the committee’s members want to work with the utility to review its generation options over the next year, and said CPS Energy should not make decisions that prolong the life of the coal plant without seeking the committee’s input first.
“This project allows us to continue to operate the plant while we make those decisions on our future generation portfolio,” he said.
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