CCR Rule Compliance Data and Information
On April 17, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule for management and disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) from electric utilities. In 2018, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued its state CCR rule, which closely tracks the federal rule.
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Closing Ash Ponds Safely and Permanently
Numerous advanced engineering technologies go above and beyond closing in place.
The Closure Process
Remove Water
Advanced treatment ensures the water meets environmental standards before being removed.
Excavate and Reduce
Material is carefully excavated and moved farther away from rivers and waterways, creating protective buffers while reducing the size of each pond.
Additional Protection
Using advanced engineering, additional protections, such as redundant dike systems and other structures, are being constructed for increased, robust flood protection.
Permanent Closure and Ongoing Monitoring
Finally, a specially engineered barrier is constructed over the material to keep it safely in place. Ongoing monitoring ensures water quality around the closed site is protected.
Source: EPA, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40 CFR 257.102(d)
Plant-Specific Data
Plant Barry
Plant Barry is in southwest Alabama, about 25 miles north of Mobile. It has provided safe, reliable power to Alabama Power customers for more than 60 years. The employees at Plant Barry are committed to serving customers and protecting the environment, and the plant is an important part of the local economy. The company has invested more than $950 million in environmental controls at the plant, significantly reducing emissions.
Closing Ash Ponds Safely and Permanently
- The company is treating and removing all water from the pond.
- Material will be excavated and moved farther away from waterways, creating buffers of up to 750 yards from the Mobile River – a distance in some places longer than seven football fields.
- The size will be reduced by 267 acres, or about 45 percent.
- Using advanced engineering, Alabama Power will construct a redundant dike system as part of the plant’s increased, robust flood-protection measures.
- In addition to the redundant dike system, Alabama Power will construct a subsurface retaining wall around the entire consolidated footprint to provide further groundwater protection. The site benefits from a unique, natural solid clay layer that extends up to 28 feet below the ash pond. The retaining wall will extend below ground and tie into the clay layer to effectively seal the material in place.
- Additionally, an internal drainage system will be constructed around the perimeter of the consolidated footprint to accelerate the removal of water.
- The company will install a specially engineered barrier over the material to keep it safely in place.
- Storm water systems will be added to manage rainwater runoff.
- Alabama Power will monitor groundwater around the facility for at least 30 years to ensure ongoing protection of water quality.
Gypsum Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Gypsum Pond
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry GP Update
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Barry Gypsum Pond
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Gypsum Pond
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Gypsum Pond
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Gypsum Pond
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Barry Gypsum Pond
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Gypsum Pond
Design Criteria
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - BARRY GP
History of Construction - Gypsum Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Gypsum Pond
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Gypsum Pond
Emergency Action Plan - Gypsum Pond
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC SAFETY FACTOR ASSESSMENT - BARRY GP
Liner Design Criteria - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - BARRY GP
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - BARRY GP
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Gypsum Pond
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Gypsum Pond
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Barry
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Gypsum Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Gypsum Pond
Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Ash Pond
Groundwater Remedy Selection Report - Plant Barry
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Ash Pond
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2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Ash Pond
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Barry Ash Pond
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Barry
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Barry Ash Pond
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Barry
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Ash Pond
Assessment of Corrective Measures: Plant Barry Ash Pond
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Ash Pond
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry AP Update
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_BAR_AP_FINAL
2019 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report - Plant Barry
Design Criteria
PERIODIC SAFETY FACTOR ASSESSMENT - BARRY AP
Emergency Action Plan - Ash Pond
Updated Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Local Emergency Responders - 2021
20240117_EAPAnnualMeet_BAR_FINAL
Initial Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
Liner Design Criteria - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Ash Pond
History of Construction - Ash Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Ash Pond
20230216_EAPAnnualMeet_BAR_FINAL
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - BARRY AP
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Ash Pond
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - BARRY AP
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Ash Pond
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Barry
Updated Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Ash Pond
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - BARRY AP
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Ash Pond
Closure and Post Closure
Initial Post Closure Care Plan REV1 - Ash Pond
Barry Ash Pond Amended Closure Plan
Notification of Intent to Initiate Closure - Barry Ash Pond
Initial Post Closure Care Plan - Ash Pond
20240415_ClosExten_BAR_AP_FINAL
Barry Ash Pond Amended Closure Plan Rev 1 April 2020 - Updated
Plant Gadsden
Plant Gadsden is in the city of Gadsden in Etowah County. It has provided safe, reliable power to Alabama Power customers for more than 60 years. The employees at Plant Gadsden are committed to serving customers and protecting the environment, and the plant is an important part of the local economy.
The facility has stopped receiving ash, is dewatered, the footprint reduced and the cap in place. Compliance information for Plant Gadsden will be posted to this website in accordance with the extended schedule given by the EPA.
Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gadsden
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gadsden Ash Pond
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gadsden
Assessment Monitoring Program Notification - Plant Gadsden Ash Pond
2018 Annual and 2019 First Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gadsden
Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Gadsden Ash Pond
20240131_SemiAnGWRep_GAD_AP_FINAL
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance - Plant Gadsden
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Gadsden Ash Pond
2020 Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action - Plant Gadsden
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gadsden Ash Pond
20230131_SemiAnGWRep_GAD_AP_FINAL
Groundwater Remedy Selection Report - Plant Gadsden
2021 Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action - Plant Gadsden
2019 Second Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gadsden
Location Restriction Demonstration
Plant Gaston
Plant Gaston is in Shelby County, near the town of Wilsonville. It has provided safe, reliable power to Alabama Power customers for more than 50 years. The employees at Plant Gaston are committed to serving customers and protecting the environment, and the plant is an important part of the local economy. The company has invested more than $1 billion in environmental controls at the plant, significantly reducing emissions.
Closing Ash Ponds Safely and Permanently
- The company is treating and removing all water from the pond.
- Material will be excavated and moved farther away from waterways, which creates buffers of up to 330 yards from the river – a distance longer than three football fields.
- The facility’s size will be reduced by approximately 75 acres, or by more than a fourth.
- Alabama Power is applying advanced engineering to construct a redundant dike system between the facility and the river as part of the plant’s increased, robust flood-protection measures.
- A specially engineered drainage and collection system will be installed for additional long-term protection.
- The company is installing a specially engineered barrier over the material to keep it safely in place.
- Storm water systems will be added to manage rainwater runoff.
- Alabama Power will monitor groundwater around the facility for at least 30 years to ensure ongoing protection of water quality.
Gypsum Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Gypsum Pond
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gaston Gypsum Pond
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance Gaston Gypson Pond
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Gypsum Pond
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Gypsum Pond
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gaston Gypsum Pond
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gaston Gypsum Pond
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Gypsum Pond
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_GAS_GP_FINAL
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gaston GP Update
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Gypsum Pond
Design Criteria
History of Construction - Gypsum Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Gypsum Pond
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Gypsum Pond
Emergency Action Plan - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - GASTON GP
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - GASTON GP
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Gypsum Pond
Liner Design Criteria - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC SAFETY FACTOR ASSESSMENT - GASTON GP
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Gypsum Pond
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Gypsum Pond
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Gaston
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - GASTON GP
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Gypsum Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Gypsum Pond
Closure and Post Closure
Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
Groundwater Remedy Selection Report - Plant Gaston
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
Assessment of Corrective Measures Plant Gaston Ash Pond
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gaston Ash Pond
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gaston
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance Gaston Ash Pond
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Ash Pond
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gaston AP Update
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_GAS_AP_FINAL
2019 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report - Plant Gaston
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gaston Ash Pond
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gaston
Design Criteria
20230216_EAPAnnualMeet_GAS_FINAL
Emergency Action Plan - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Local Emergency Responders - 2021
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - GASTON AP
20240117_EAPAnnualMeet_GAS_FINAL
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - GASTON AP
Initial Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
Liner Design Criteria - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Ash Pond
History of Construction - Ash Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Ash Pond
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2019
Updated Initial Structural Stability Assessment
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - GASTON AP
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Ash Pond
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Gaston
Updated Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Ash Pond
Plant Gorgas
Plant Gorgas is in Walker County, near the town of Parrish. It provided safe, reliable power to Alabama Power customers for more than a century. On Feb. 20, 2019, the company announced the closure of Plant Gorgas because of costly, federally driven environmental mandates related to the handling of coal ash and wastewater.
Closing Ash Ponds Safely and Permanently
- The company is treating and removing all water from the pond.
- Material will be excavated and moved farther away from waterways, creating a buffer in some areas nearly a half-mile wide.
- The facility’s size will be reduced by approximately 130 acres, or by nearly a third.
- Alabama Power is applying advanced engineering to construct a reinforced dike system between the facility and the river as part of the plant’s increased, robust flood-protection measures.
- A specially engineered drainage and collection system will be installed for additional long-term protection.
- The company is installing a specially engineered barrier over the material to keep it safely in place.
- Storm water systems will be added to mange rainwater runoff.
- Alabama Power will monitor groundwater around the facility for at least 30 years to ensure ongoing protection of water quality.
Gypsum Landfill
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
Assessment of Corrective Measures
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_GOR_GYPLF_FINAL
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Landfill
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Landfill
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Landfill
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Landfill
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Landfill
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gorgas GYPLF Update
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Gypsum Landfill
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Landfill
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
20230131_AnGWRep_GOR_GYPLF_FINAL
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Landfill
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Gypsum Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Gypsum Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
20230117_AnInsp_GOR_GYPLF_FINAL
20240117_AnInsp_GOR_GYPLF_FINAL
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Gorgas
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Gypsum Landfill
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Gypsum Landfill
PERIODIC RUN-ON AND RUN-OFF CONTROL PLAN - GORGAS GYPLF
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Gypsum Landfill
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Gypsum Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Gypsum Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Run-On and Run-Off Control Plan - Gypsum Landfill
Closure and Post Closure
Gypsum Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Gypsum Pond
Assessment of Corrective Measures
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_GOR_GP_FINAL
2019 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report - Plant Gypsum Pond
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
Assessment of Corrective Measures: Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gorgas GP Update
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gorgas Gypsum Pond
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
Design Criteria
History of Construction - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC SAFETY FACTOR ASSESSMENT - GORGAS GP
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Gypsum Pond
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Gypsum Pond
Emergency Action Plan - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - GORGAS GP
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - GORGAS GP
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Gypsum Pond
Liner Design Criteria - Gypsum Pond
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Gypsum Pond
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Gorgas
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Gypsum Pond
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Gypsum Pond
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - GORGAS GP
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Gypsum Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Gypsum Pond
CCR Landfill
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
Assessment of Corrective Measures
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas CCR Landfill
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas CCR Landfill
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas CCR Landfill
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas CCR Landfill
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gorgas CCRLF Update
20230731_SemiAnGWRep_GOR_CCRLF_FINAL
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas CCR Landfill
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gorgas CCR Landfill
20240131_AnGWRep_GOR_CCRLF_FINAL
20230131_AnGWRep_GOR_CCRLF_FINAL
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - CCR Landfill
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_GOR_CCRLF_FINAL
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gorgas CCR Landfill
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - CCR Landfill
PERIODIC RUN-ON AND RUN-OFF CONTROL PLAN - GORGAS CCRLF
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - CCR Landfill
20240117_AnInsp_GOR_CCRLF_FINAL
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Gorgas
20230117_AnInsp_GOR_CCRLF_FINAL
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - CCR Landfill
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - CCR Landfill
Run-On and Run-Off Control Plan - CCR Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - CCR Landfill
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - CCR Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - CCR Landfill
Closure and Post Closure
Bottom Ash Landfill
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
Assessment of Corrective Measures
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_GOR_BALF_FINAL
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Bottom Ash Landfill
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gorgas BALF Update
20230131_AnGWRep_GOR_BALF_FINAL
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
20240131_AnGWRep_GOR_BALF_FINAL
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Bottom Ash Landfill
20230117_AnInsp_GOR_BALF_FINAL
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Bottom Ash Landfill
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Bottom Ash Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Bottom Ash Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Run-On and Run-Off Control Plan - Bottom Ash Landfill
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Bottom Ash Landfill
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Gorgas
20240117_AnInsp_GOR_BALF_FINAL
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Bottom Ash Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Bottom Ash Landfill
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Closure and Post Closure
Notification of Closure Completion - Plant Gorgas BALF
Extension of Closure Timeframe - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill Amended Closure Plan
Initial Post Closure Care Plan - Bottom Ash Landfill
Notification of Intent to Initiate Closure - Plant Gorgas Bottom Ash Landfill
Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
Assessment of Corrective Measures
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_GOR_AP_FINAL
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
Groundwater Remedy Selection Report - Plant Gorgas
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
Land Owner Notification Salter - Plant Gorgas
2019 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Ash Pond
Assessment of Corrective Measures: Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Gorgas AP Update
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Gorgas Ash Pond
Land Owner Notification - Plant Gorgas
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Gorgas
Design Criteria
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - GORGAS AP
Updated Hazard Potential Assessment - Ash Pond
Emergency Action Plan - Ash Pond
Updated Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Local Emergency Responders - 2021
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - GORGAS AP
Updated History of Construction - Ash Pond
Initial Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
20240117_EAPAnnualMeet_GOR_FINAL
Liner Design Criteria - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Ash Pond
History of Construction - Ash Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Ash Pond
20230216_EAPAnnualMeet_GOR_FINAL
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Ash Pond
PERIODIC SAFETY FACTOR ASSESSMENT - GORGAS AP
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - GORGAS AP
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Gorgas
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Ash Pond
Updated Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Ash Pond
Plant Greene County
Plant Greene County is in Greene County, about 10 miles north of Demopolis. It has provided safe, reliable power to Alabama Power customers for more than 50 years. The employees at Plant Greene County are committed to serving customers and protecting the environment, and the plant is an important part of the local economy.
Closing Ash Ponds Safely and Permanently
- The company is treating and removing all water from the pond.
- Material will be excavated and moved farther away from waterways, which creates buffers of up to 400 yards from the river – a distance as long as four football fields.
- The facility’s size will be reduced by approximately 268 acres, or more than half its original footprint.
- Alabama Power is applying advanced engineering technologies to construct a 2.5-mile subsurface wall around the closed pond to provide additional structural integrity and water quality protection. The wall will extend 30 feet below ground around the entire closed facility and tie into a natural chalk layer to effectively seal the material in place.
- The company is installing a specially engineered barrier over the material to keep it safely in place.
- Storm water systems will be added to manage rainwater runoff.
- Alabama Power will monitor groundwater around the facility for at least 30 years to ensure ongoing protection of water quality.
Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Greene County Ash Pond
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Greene County
Landowner Notification 20200903 - Plant Greene County
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Greene AP
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
2019 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report - Plant Greene County
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Greene County Ash Pond
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
Groundwater Remedy Selection Report - Plant Greene County
Assessment of Corrective Measures: Greene County Ash Pond
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Greene AP Update
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Ash Pond
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
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Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Greene County Ash Pond
Design Criteria
Emergency Action Plan - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Local Emergency Responders - 2021
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PERIODIC SAFETY FACTOR ASSESSMENT - GREENE COUNTY AP
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - GREENE COUNTY AP
Initial Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - GREENE COUNTY AP
Liner Design Criteria - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Ash Pond
History of Construction - Ash Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Ash Pond
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2019
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Greene County
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - GREENE COUNTY AP
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Ash Pond
Plant Miller
Plant Miller is in Jefferson County, near the town of West Jefferson. It has provided safe, reliable power to Alabama Power customers for 40 years. The employees at Plant Miller are committed to serving customers and protecting the environment, and the plant is an important part of the local economy. The company has invested more than $1.6 billion in environmental controls at the plant, significantly reducing emissions.
Closing Ash Ponds Safely and Permanently
- The company is treating and removing all water from the pond.
- Material will be excavated and moved farther away from waterways, which creates a buffer of up to 450 yards from the river – a distance longer than four football fields.
- The facility’s size will be reduced by approximately 125 acres, or by more than a third.
- Alabama Power is applying advanced engineering to construct a reinforced dike system to provide additional structural integrity.
- A specially engineered drainage and collection system will be installed for additional long-term protection.
- The company is installing a specially engineered barrier over the material to keep it safely in place.
- Storm water systems will be added to manage rainwater runoff.
- Alabama Power will monitor groundwater around the facility for at least 30 years to ensure ongoing protection of water quality.
Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
202106 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Miller
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Miller Ash Pond
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Miller Ash Pond
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Miller Ash Pond
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Miller Ash Pond
Assessment of Corrective Measures: Plant Miller Ash Pond
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2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Miller Ash Pond
20220731_SemiAnGWRep_MIL_AP_FINAL
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Miller Ash Pond
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Miller Ash Pond
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Miller AP Update
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Ash Pond
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Miller
2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Miller Ash Pond
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Plant Miller Ash Pond
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Miller Ash Pond
Groundwater Remedy Selection Report - Plant Miller
2019 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report - Plant Miller
Design Criteria
PERIODIC SAFETY FACTOR ASSESSMENT - MILLER AP
20230216_EAPAnnualMeet_MIL_FINAL
Annual Meeting with Local Emergency Responders - 2020
Emergency Action Plan - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Local Emergency Responders - 2021
Initial Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
PERIODIC HAZARD POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT - MILLER AP
Liner Design Criteria - Ash Pond
Annual Meeting with Local Emergency Responders - 2019
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Ash Pond
History of Construction - Ash Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Ash Pond
Emergency Action Plan REV1 - Ash Pond
PERIODIC STRUCTURAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT - MILLER AP
Location Restriction Demonstration
Operating Criteria
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Report of Annual Inspection 2020 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2021
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2022
PERIODIC INFLOW DESIGN FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM PLAN - MILLER AP
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Ash Pond
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Miller
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2021 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Ash Pond
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Ash Pond