Toxic Spills and You

MLGW's CEO, Jerry Collins, spoke with both Mike Matthews of WREG Channel 3 and the Commercial Appeal's Daniel Connolly yesterday about the environmental incident on Dec. 22 at TVA's Kingston coal plant, when coal ash spilled from an aboveground, storage structure, damaged homes and entered the Emory River. Both reporters asked Collins about the possibility of cleanup costs being passed on to TVA customers, a subject that was reported yesterday in the Nashville-based newspaper, The Tennessean (Costs of TVA sludge spill to show on electric bills).

Collins stated that TVA had indicated that the clean-up efforts would cost TVA tens of millions of dollars, and that those costs would likely be passed on to customers. However, he also said that it was likely to be several months before TVA could determine those costs. (Read today's Commercial Appeal story, Spill could affect MLGW.)

If you have any questions about the TVA spill, please visit TVA's website or call (865) 717-4006.