Coal power plants in Georgia are contaminating the groundwater at their sites , according to a joint report by the Environmental Integrity commission and Earthjustice . The report found that 11 of the state 's 12 power plant sites were found to contain unsafe levels of at least one substance , with the authors calling for ash ponds to be fully excavated to prevent further contamination . Georgia Power , which operates 10 of the 12 sites in question , has said it will keep 10 of its 29 ponds open by capping their levels , arguing that advanced engineering methods will be enough to prevent further contamination .
Coal power plants in Georgia are contaminating the groundwater at their sites, according to a joint report by the Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice. The report says that 11 of the state's 12 coal plant sites were found to contain unsafe levels of at least one pollutant, with the authors calling for ash ponds to be fully excavated to prevent further contamination. Georgia Power, which operates 10 of the 12 sites in question, has said it will keep 10 of its 29 ponds open by capping their levels, arguing that advanced engineering methods will be enough to prevent further contamination.