Buck Steam Station has 110 groundwater monitoring wells, 25 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between March 07, 2011 and February 07, 2019. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of cobalt, sulfate, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, antimony and lead.
Site descriptionDuke Energy's Buck Steam Station began operating in 1926 in Spencer, North Carolina along the Yadkin River in Rowan County. At its peak, it had four coal-fired units that could generate 256-MW. Duke Energy retired all units at the steam station from 2011-2013. The site is now home to a new 620-MW natural gas-fired power plant. Three units near the station, Ash Basin 1, 2 and 3, are regulated under the CCR rule.
You can find the industry-reported data here. For more information about the Buck Steam Station, see EIP's 2019 National Coal Ash Report.