Duke Energy has been ordered to take immediate steps to halt the spread of groundwater contamination originating from coal-ash storage basins at its L.V. Sutton Power Plant in Wilmington, N.C.
The North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a notice of regulatory requirement to the Charlotte, N.C.-based utility after high levels of boron were found during routine tests at monitoring wells located at or beyond the facility's compliance boundary, as well as at three water-supply wells within a half mile of the facility.