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Paradise Fossil Plant
13246 Kentucky Highway 176Drakesboro, KY 42337
Owner - Operator
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Impoundment Hazard Rating
None
Well Count
16
total with11
reporting at least one exceedancePlease note that 3 wells at this facility are missing reliable coordinate data and therefore are not shown on the map.
| Well ID | Exceedances | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 94-35A | 1 | 1 |
| 94-42 | 0 | 0 |
| 95-47C | 0 | 0 |
| 97-45 | 1 | 1 |
| PAF-10-1 | 4 | 4 |
| PAF-10-2 | 4 | 4 |
| PAF-10-3 | 3 | 3 |
| PAF-10-4 | 1 | 1 |
| PAF-10-5 | 3 | 3 |
| PAF-10-6 | 4 | 4 |
| PAF-10-7 | 2 | 2 |
| PAF-10-8 | 3 | 3 |
| PAF-10-9 | 4 | 4 |
Total Exceedances / Total Samples
30 / 384 8%
Pollutant Details
About Paradise Fossil Plant
There are several ash disposal areas at Paradise, including a pair of bottom ash ponds in an abandoned strip mine pit adjacent to the Green River, Jacob's Creek Ash Pond south of the plant, and an FGD disposal area southwest of the plant. The area around the Paradise plant has been severely disturbed by strip mining. An aquifer 6 to 22 feet beneath the surface has been substantially removed by mining, and where it remains it is in direct contact with ash disposal areas.
In November 2013, TVA announced that it would shut down two of three coal-powered units at the Paradise plant.
More information can be found about this site in EIP's report, TVA's Toxic Legacy, available here.