Pennsylvania power company never inspected plant equipment that failed, data show
The Pennsylvania plant's 1,500-foot-long basin was to let the fly ash - a byproduct of burning coal - settle to the bottom while clear water from the top flowed out a discharge pipe. But a leaking barrier allowed the ash to mix with the discharge water, officials said. About 100 million gallons of coal ash slurry spilled into the river.
The discharge structure had concrete walls on three sides and wooden stop logs on the fourth. The stop logs, which look like railroad ties, were the part that failed.
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VANCOUVER - The latest report on electricity usage in British Columbia reveals the COVID-19 pandemic has created an atmosphere where every day feels like a Saturday.
BC Hydro says overall power usage hasn't changed much but a survey of 500 people shows daily routines have shifted dramatically since mid-March when pandemic-related closures began.
The hydro report says, with nearly 40 per cent of B.C. residents working from home, power usage confirms almost half are sleeping in and eating breakfast later, while about a quarter say they are showering less.
Those patterns more closely resemble what hydro says is typical weekend power consumption as…
