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Dominion Virginia Power landed in hot water recently due to its plans to release treated wastewater into Quantico Creek. The corporation is seeking an engineering permit from the Virginia Department of Environmental Equality to filter water from the coal ash ponds located at the Possum Point facility in Dumfries.
The DEQ has yet to approve the request. However, Bill Hayden, DEQ public affairs representative, released the draft of the permit report to Potomac Local. According to Hayden, there is no specific timetable for when the permit will be approved.
Last month, Prince William County officials took action to block the permit. The county feared that the operation would negatively impact aquatic life, human health and recreational activities on Quantico Creek and the Potomac River. After “a productive dialogue,” Dominion and the county reached a settlement in early March to allow the operation to continue.
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