{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tomorrow! Join me for Coal Ash Stories in Alexandria

Wednesday, 30 March 2016

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tomorrow! Join me for Coal Ash Stories in Alexandria

Greg,

Thanks for sharing this, it sounds like a great event to attend. We will also be hosting Dean Naujoks, the Potomac Riverkeeper, at our next Beer Tie, but unfortunately with our setup at Whitlow's he won't be able to go into as much detail as this event in Alexandria.

Dalton

On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 9:10:10 AM UTC-4, Greg Feder wrote:

Thought this would be of interest to the group.

Cheers,

-- Greg

Sent from my iPhone

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From: "Dean Naujoks, Potomac Riverkeeper" <Dean_Naujoks_Potomac_Riverkeeper@mail.vresp.com>
Date: March 30, 2016 at 8:56:10 AM EDT
To: gsfeder@yahoo.com
Subject: Tomorrow! Join me for Coal Ash Stories in Alexandria
Reply-To: "Dean Naujoks, Potomac Riverkeeper" <reply-61293ce547-f0d1a9de31-f922@u.cts.vresp.com>

The recent report by WAMU revealing Dominion's improper influence over Virginia's environmental agency officials, including expensive golf trips, is a stark reminder why it is so important for local communities to speak up and have their voices heard. In our work on coal ash pollution at Dominion's Possum Point plant on Quantico Creek, we have discovered 30 years of groundwater contamination and a 27.5 million gallon discharge of untreated coal ash water in May 2015. Our goal at Possum Point is to have the coal ash ponds closed in a manner that will stop the ongoing toxic pollution.

Join me for a showing of Coal Ash Stories, a documentary about ordinary people like you who are fighting to protect their communities from toxic coal ash pollution.

Alexandria:
Thursday, March 31, 7pm
Alexandria Library Beatley Branch
5005 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
Dumfries:
Tuesday, April 5, 7pm
Dumfries Triangle Rescue Squad
3800 Graham Park Road
Dumfries, Virginia 22026

This is a critical time to learn about coal ash in your community. Potomac Riverkeeper Network opposes Dominion's plan, supported by DEQ, to "cap-in-place" the massive coal ash pit at Possum Point, which is known to have leaked toxic metals into groundwater and Quantico Creek for over thirty years. Coal ash, the waste produced from burning coal to generate electricity, contains a range of metals that are toxic at high levels, including lead, arsenic, chromium, selenium, vanadium, and other cancer-causing agents. In North and South Carolina utilities are required to dispose of the coal ash safely into dry lined landfills. An upcoming public hearing will provide a critical opportunity for concerned citizens and impacted communities to speak out for a transparent, swift, protective plan to safely store coal ash and ensure safe drinking water for neighbors of coal ash sites.

I hope you can come to Coal Ash Stories and learn more.

Dean Naujoks,
Potomac Riverkeeper

p.s. Please take a moment and send a letter to Virginia's attorney general. Ask him to revoke Dominion's Possum Point waste water permit and to investigate the 27.5 million gallon discharge of untreated coal ash water in May 2015.

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