The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has joined Port Sheldon Township in requesting a public hearing with the Environmental Protection Agency over proposed deep injection wells at the J.H. Campbell Power Plant.
The two proposed wells, part of the plant’s decommissioning process, would see the disposal of water with coal combustion residuals into the ground. According to the EPA, Consumers Energy has shown the injected waste wouldn’t threaten any underground sources of drinking water. The permits would be valid for a decade.
While the company is confident, residents have raised concerns over both groundwater and the site’s proximity to Lake Michigan. So far, the EPA has collected over 180 public comments…