Environmental Group Claims Ottumwa Plant Causes Pollution - Radio Iowa

Environmental group claims Ottumwa plant causes pollution - Radio Iowa

Critics of changes in a state permit for a coal-fired power plant near Ottumwa have raised their concerns at a public hearing hosted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. DNR staffers say the plant added a new discharge site last year and amendments to the permit update wastewater flow data. Several environmental groups oppose […]

DNR holds public hearing on Ottumwa Generating Station permit

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ amendments to an Ottumwa coal plant’s water discharge permit have stirred controversy among environmental groups in Iowa, who allege the permit allows the station to avoid federal regulations on leachate discharges.

Environmental group claims Ottumwa plant causes pollution « KJAN | Radio Atlantic, IA – AM 1220

(Radio Iowa) – Critics of changes in a state permit for a coal-fired power plant near Ottumwa have raised their concerns at a public hearing hosted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. D-N-R staffers say the plant added a new discharge site last year and amendments to the permit update wastewater flow data. Several environmental groups oppose the changes, claiming they don’t address contaminants that leach out of coal ash and other waste…