Northeastern Power Station has 29 groundwater monitoring wells, 24 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between March 10, 2010 and August 26, 2019. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of sulfate, lithium, arsenic, radium, boron, molybdenum, cobalt, barium, fluoride, antimony, lead, selenium, cadmium, chromium, nickel, thallium, beryllium, nitrate and copper.
Site descriptionPublic Service Company of Oklahoma, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), operates Northeastern Power Station, which first opened in 1971 along the Verdigris River near Oologah, Oklahoma in Rogers County. The facility operated two coal-fired units, both with a capacity of 490-MW (980-MW total), with an additional three units powered by natural gas. Coal-fired Unit 4 was retired in 2016, while Unit 3 is scheduled to be retired by 2026. The plant has disposed of coal ash in a 65-acre unlined ash landfill since 1978. The station has two CCR Units: Bottom Ash Pond and Landfill. You can find the industry-reported data here. For more information on Northeastern Power Station, see EIP’s 2019 National Coal Ash Report.