Environmental Power Completes Reclamation of Waste Coal Site
Sep 28, 2004 financialwire.net
(FinancialWire) Environmental Power Corporation (OTCBB: POWR) said its Scrubgrass Generating Plant ("Scrubgrass") in Kennerdell, PA has completed the reclamation of the 160-acre Leechburg waste coal site, which is located in North Apollo, PA.
Since 1994, Scrubgrass has removed from the Leechburg site approximately 1.6 million tons of bituminous waste coal and used it as fuel to power the 87 MW facility to generate electricity. The combustion process at the Scrubgrass facility produced alkaline ash, which the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved for use in active and abandoned mine reclamation. Scrubgrass shipped this ash back to the Leechburg site, where it neutralized other acid-bearing materials that could not be used as fuel and supplemented the native soil to promote site re-vegetation.
The removal of waste coal from the Leechburg site eliminated a source of acid mine drainage, which posed a serious threat to water quality and public safety. When this reclamation project commenced, the average pH level of the ground and surface water at the site measured 1.7 - 2.0, one of the lowest in the country. This created a highly acidic and inhospitable environment for plant and animals. Today, the average pH level of the ground and surface water at the Leechburg has significantly improved to 4.0 - 6.5. With this reclamation completed, Scrubgrass has returned the land to the landowner.
At present, Scrubgrass is removing waste coal from 10 active and abandoned area mine waste dumps encompassing approximately 900 acres of land.
Joseph Cresci, Chairman of Environmental Power Corporation, commented, "We are extremely proud of Scrugbrass' accomplishments, and applaud its management team for their continued contributions to western Pennsylvania's environment and eco-system. By cleanly burning over 600,000 tons of waste coal annually from active and abandoned area mine waste dumps, the Scrubgrass facility has demonstrated significant social and environmental benefits while generating enough electricity to power approximately 83,000 homes. Over its history, Scrubgrass has re-claimed more than 500 acres of land, curtailed groundwater pollution and saved approximately $20 million in public funds by eliminating the need for government to clean up waste coal sites."
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