The hot and dry summer provides an opportunity for crews to make headway in converting the Main Ash Pond into a new lined Process Water Basin.

Barnard continues to work with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in converting the Cumberland Fossil Plant’s Main Ash Pond into two lined Process Water Basins (PWB). In the spring of 2022, crews removed the final loads of CCR from the Main Ash Pond and placed and graded that material in the temporary stacking area, where it received an intermediate cover cap. The majority of the earthwork was completed over the summer, with only subgrade finishing left within the new PWB. Currently, crews focus on installing the Basin Liner System, which will contain the rerouted process and storm water flows from the Plant. The Basin Liner System consists of three layers of geosynthetics and rock lined for long term protection.