Richmond Mill Incorporated has 4 groundwater monitoring wells, 4 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between March 30, 2016 and September 17, 2019. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of lithium, boron, molybdenum, sulfate, radium, cobalt, arsenic and lead.
Site descriptionThe Richmond Mill Inc Fly Ash Disposal Site II is a privately owned landfill located in Jefferson County, OH, close to the banks of the Ohio River. The Richmond Mill Landfill takes in CCR residuals from outside sources who contract the company to safely dispose of their coal ash material. The Richmond Mill Inc. Fly Ash Disposal Site II is regulated under the CCR-rule. You can find the industry reported data here. For more information on the Richmond Mill Inc. site, see EIP’s 2019 National Coal Ash report: Coal’s Poisonous Legacy .