AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES WORK TO CLEAN UP TVA ASH SPILL

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Nate Hendrickson took the time this morning after Sunday services (January 11) to take a couple of photos of the ongoing effort by TVA to clean up the ash spill near their Kingston Steam Plant.  A relatively new invention called “amphibious track hoes” work around the clock digging drainage ditches through the ash sludge in order to drain water from the ash.

Overhead, helicopters fly about spreading grass seed and straw.  This effort is to reduce the possibility of the ash getting airborne as it begins to dry out.

The volume of ash and water that broke from retention ponds on December 22nd is now estimated at 1.1 billion gallons!