Rockport Plant has 58 groundwater monitoring wells, 26 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between June 07, 2016 and September 12, 2019. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of arsenic, cobalt, radium, boron and lithium.
Site descriptionRockport Plant is a coal-fired plant located near the Ohio River in Rockport, Indiana and is currently owned by AEP and operated by its subsidiary Indiana Michigan Power. Opened in 1984, the station operates two 1,300-MW generating units with a total capacity of 2,600-MW. Both units are set to be retired by 2028. The plant operates two CCR units: Bottom Ash Pond and Landfill.
You can find the industry-reported data here. For more information on the Rockport Plant, see EIP’s 2019 National Coal Ash Report.