Wabash River Generating Station has 34 groundwater monitoring wells, 23 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between June 22, 2016 and May 23, 2019. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of boron, sulfate, molybdenum, lithium, arsenic, cobalt, lead, chromium and radium.
Site descriptionDuke Energy’s Wabash River Generating Station was a six-unit coal-fired plant located near the Wabash River in Terre Haute, Indiana. Opened in 1953, the station had a peak capacity of 1,165-MW before retiring Units 1-5 in 2016. The Ash Pond System located south of the station is regulated under the CCR rule.
You can find the industry-reported data here. For more information on the Wabash River Generating Station, see EIP’s 2019 National Coal Ash Report.