EnCAP-IT is exhibiting at the SWANA 2019 Quad State Conference – NC, SC, VA, TN at the end of the month August 27 - 30, 2019. The conference is for industry professionals in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee... Being held at: Crowne Plaza-Asheville 1 Resort Drive Asheville, NC 28806 Come by [...]
NIMBY, SEBY? Let’s face it: nobody likes landfills. They’re ugly. They smell. They attract seagulls. But until we can devise methods to recycle or eliminate all residential and construction waste and coal ash, landfills have to be a fixture on our landscape for the foreseeable future. According to the EPA, as of 2009 [...]
Innovation is not an abstract concept, but a desirable mindset. You've probably heard the expression, "Thinking outside the box," but how willing are you to put aside all your preconceived notions and actually do it? True innovators make it habit. Their typical modus operandi is to view problems from every angle and brainstorm until [...]
It takes a village to solve the looming CCR storage issue. In all discussions of coal ash disposition — either through beneficial reuse or keeping it intact but contained — the overriding concern is safety. The cap-in-place solution has been solidly debunked from a safety standpoint. The market for beneficial use of coal ash [...]
Maximize Innovation Before Resorting to Traditional Methods In 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s dike containing its coal ash failed, allowing approximately 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash to spread over 300 acres and into the Emory River. Since then, the problem that coal ash represents for the U.S. has only gotten worse. Constant battles [...]
EnCAP-IT is exhibiting at the Environmental Show of the South next week May 15 - 17, 2019. The Environmental Show of the South is the largest and most comprehensive environmental conference and tradeshow in the region. Being held at: Chattanooga Convention Center1 Carter Place,Chattanooga, TN Come by and see us! (Booth 308) [...]
K.I.S.S. Applies to Coal Ash Solutions Imagine a community facing the dual crisis of severely dwindling solid waste disposal capacity at the same time its electric utility has been ordered by a federal judge to excavate and move a hazardous legacy coal ash pond to a lined landfill. Unfortunately, this isn’t fantasy. Nashville, Tennessee, [...]
The Only Problem with the Unencapsulated Beneficial Use Definition is the Word “Unencapsulated” In public debate over the best disposition of legacy coal ash (CCR), the phrase “uncapsulated beneficial use” is used. However, “uncapsulated” solutions, such as mixing loose CCR into soil or spreading large quantities as fill on construction sites without environmental safeguards, [...]
Slow Death of Cap-In-Place Over the years, methods to properly close legacy coal ash ponds (referred to “CCR units” by the EPA) have become a source of great debate. Most utilities have publicly stated that closure in place, commonly referred to “cap-in-place,” is a “safe and effective option” and it is being considered at a [...]
The 5 C’s of Legacy Coal Ash Beneficial Reuse When utilities are determining how to eliminate environmental hazards posed by legacy coal ash, the paramount goal should be to beneficially reuse much or all of it, if possible, with disposal being the last resort. We discussed methods of accomplishing this in Post 1: microencapsulation and [...]
