1. COAL ASH 101 with Elizabeth Scrafford

2. What’s the deal with Coal Ash Agenda Agenda ●Coal Ash is a byproduct of burning coal and contains high levels of heavy metals: Arsenic, boron, selenium, chromium, and total dissolved solids. ●Stored in ash pits, it leaches into our waterways and threatens public health. ●People who drink contaminated water have a 1 in 50 chance of getting cancer. ●Living near ash ponds increases health problems.

3. Coal Plant Schematic Agenda Agenda

4. Coal Ash Agenda Agenda

5. Agenda

6. Eden, North Carolina

7. Kingston, Tennessee

8. Vermillion, Illinois

9. New Coal Ash Regulations Agenda Agenda ●Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) federal rule -- November 2014. ●Effluent Guidelines (ELG) under the EPA’s Clean Water Act -- September 2015.

10. CCR Rule Agenda Agenda ●3 year timeline ●Requires ground water monitoring ●Site specific coal ash pond monitoring available to the public via website ●Requires all ponds to be lined or for unlined ponds to close ●Better safeguards for future coal ash ponds

11. ELG Rule Agenda Agenda ●Updates 30 year old rule ●Reduces toxic metals, nutrients & pollutants discharged by power plants into waterways ●Requires Coal-fired power plant over 50MW to switch to dry ash handling

12. What You Can Do Agenda Agenda Monitor CCR Rule Compliance Data and Information Websites