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Press Mention Columbia Regional Business Report November 19, 2013

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Santee Cooper to recycle coal ash from Conway site

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Santee Cooper has agreed to remove 1.3 million tons of coal ash from the Waccamaw River in Conway following a settlement of lawsuits filed by conservation groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The utility will recycle ash from three power stations over 10-15 years, addressing decades of arsenic pollution in groundwater and the river. The settlement represents the second major coal-ash removal agreement in South Carolina involving a major river.

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