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Shawnee Fossil Plant
7900 Metropolis Lake RoadWest Paducah, KY 42086
Owner - Operator
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Impoundment Hazard Rating
None
Well Count
14
total with13
reporting at least one exceedance| Well ID | Exceedances | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D76A | 24 | 24 |
| D77 | 7 | 7 |
| D8A | 5 | 5 |
| SHF-D11 | 3 | 3 |
| SHF-D11B | 4 | 4 |
| SHF-D19 | 1 | 1 |
| SHF-D27 | 0 | 0 |
| SHF-D30A | 14 | 14 |
| SHF-D30B | 11 | 11 |
| SHF-D33A | 4 | 4 |
| SHF-D74A | 17 | 17 |
| SHF-D74B | 11 | 11 |
| SHF-D75A | 23 | 23 |
| SHF-D75B | 13 | 13 |
Total Exceedances / Total Samples
137 / 1,348 10%
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 Shawnee Fossil Plant
The Shawnee Fossil Plant is located on the Ohio River in West Paducah, KY. TVA has been operating 10 coal units at the site since the mid-1950s. The Shawnee Fossil Plant has two contiguous CCW landfills designated as "special waste landfills" under the same permit, and two coal ash ponds. Neither CCW landfill is lined nor are the coal ash ponds. The CCW landfill closest to the coal ash ponds has a partial final cover. The CCW landfills and coal ash ponds share a common groundwater monitoring system.
Data obtained from Kentucky's Well Log GIS layer show a total of 24 private wells within a two-mile radius of TVA's Shawnee Fossil Plant.
More information can be found about this site in EIP's report, TVA's Toxic Legacy, available here.