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Tougher Laws for the Use of Fly Ash?

It has been nine months since the Virginian Pilot reported that 1.5 million tons of fly ash was going to be used to create the Battlefield Golf Club at Centerville.  

Fly Ash is a residue that is generated during the combustion of coal.  This residue contains toxic heavy metals such as arsenic and lead which can be harmful to the environment. 

This week the Virginia Pilot reported that the "Proposed changes include tougher enforcement of provisions intended to keep contaminants from leaching into ground water." 

Dominion, Virginia Power's Chesapeake Energy Center, claims that the fly ash used to develop the golf course was combined with a binding agent which prevents the toxic metals from leaching into the groundwater. 

During the summer, City Officials found high levels of lead and arsenic in the groundwater located under the golf course which was built about a year ago.  The EPA was called in to do further testing and reports are to be released soon.

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