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Allen Fossil Plant
2574 Plant RoadMemphis, TN 38109
Owner - Operator
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Impoundment Hazard Rating
None
Well Count
4
total with4
reporting at least one exceedance| Well ID | Exceedances | Status |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 1 | 1 |
| P4 | 1 | 1 |
| P5 | 2 | 2 |
| P6 | 10 | 10 |
Total Exceedances / Total Samples
14 / 327 4%
Pollutant Details
NH3
Ammonia
Sb
Antimony
As
Arsenic
Ba
Barium
Be
Beryllium
B
Boron
Cd
Cadmium
Cr
Chromium
Co
Cobalt
Cu
Copper
CN
Cyanide
F
Fluoride
GAP
Gross Alpha
GBP
Gross Beta
Pb
Lead
Mn
Manganese
Hg
Mercury
Mo
Molybdenum
Ni
Nickel
NO3
Nitrate
NO2
Nitrite
Ra
Radium
Se
Selenium
Ag
Silver
Sr
Strontium
SO4
Sulfate
Tl
Thallium
T
Tritium
U
Uranium
About Allen Fossil Plant
TVA's Allen Fossil Plant is located on the south shore of Lake McKellar outside of Memphis, TN. TVA has been operating three coal units at Allen since the 1950s. The original ash pond, located west of the site and having a surface area of 24 acres, was deactivated and pumped dry in 1992. A chemical treatment pond was built inside the northeast corner of the abandoned ash pond. The active (east) ash pond was commissioned in 1967 and expanded in 1978 to its current footprint of 70 acres. The plant and the ash ponds rest on a mix of alluvial deposits, both naturally occurring and artificially in-filled. For more information about the Allen Fossil Plant, see EIP’s reports Risky Business and TVA’s Toxic Legacy.