Leland Olds Station has 41 groundwater monitoring wells, 37 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between May 26, 2010 and October 08, 2019. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of sulfate, lithium, arsenic, manganese, molybdenum, cobalt, lead, radium, selenium, antimony, boron and chromium.
Site descriptionLeland Olds Station is a 660-MW power generating station with two coal-fired units, owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative. The plant is located near Stanton, North Dakota in Mercer County and began commercial operations in 1966. The station disposes of fly ash, bottom ash, and FGD waste at the Glenharold CCR landfill located 3 miles southwest of the facility, which encompasses 148.2 acres within the former Glenharold Mine. Three municipal drinking water wells are located within 5 miles of Leland Olds Station.
You can find the industry-reported data here. For more information about the Leland Olds Station, see EIP's 2019 National Coal Ash Report.