Dominion Energy South Carolina Completes Closure of Coal Ash Storage Facility More Than Two Years Ahead of Original Schedule

CAYCE, S.C. (Dec. 19, 2019) - Dominion Energy South Carolina has finished removing more than 3.5 million dry tons of coal ash from a 100-acre wet storage pond at the company's Wateree Station power plan near Eastover. “In 2011, we made a voluntary commitment to complete the ash removal process at Wateree Station,” Dominion Energy South Carolina Vice President of Fossil Hydro Operations Jim Landreth said. “We were able to achieve removal well ahead of schedule, as part of our ongoing efforts to improve operations that are also beneficial to the environment.”

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