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Dumfries effort to urge removal of Possum Point coal ash fails

The Dumfries Town Council on Tuesday struck down a motion to pass a resolution demanding the  Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to require Dominion to haul away toxic coal ash from Possum Point Power Station on the Potomac River.

The utility is in the process of consolidating water and toxic coal ash - a by-product produced when the power plant burned coal from 1947 to 2003 before it converted to gas -- from four coal ash ponds into one lined pond.

Once all in one lined pond, the water will be drained, treated, and released into the Potomac River. The remaining coal pond will be capped and closed in place, as is done when a landfill is closed.

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