A class action lawsuit claiming that coal ash had contaminated drinking water supplies has been settled and awaits judicial approval, the Maryland Daily Record reports, "Fly-Ash Settlement Up For Final Approval." The lawsuit claimed that a power company dumped its coal ash into two quarries while knowing that toxic substances would leach and contaminate their drinking water.
The settlement requires the utility to pay the costs for 84 homes to connect to the public water system, to pay their water bills for up to 10 years, to place $10 million in a trust fund for the injured homeowners and residents, and to stop dumping coal ash in the quarries.
Robert L. Abell
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