Independent Water Testing
United Mountain Defense has collaborated with several groups to bring independent water monitoring to the citizens of Roane County. See below for water testing results and related articles.
5-18-09 Independent fish sampling results find high levels of toxic chemicals in Kingston, TN fly ash deposits and Emory River fish.
Press release (pdf) • View the results (pdf)
2-2-09 United Mountain Defense(UMD) and the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) released test results showing elevated levels of toxic metals at and around the site of the Kingston Plant coal ash spill.
1-28-09 Duke University water ash test results
1-1-09 Preliminary independent tests find high levels of toxic chemicals in Harriman TN fly ash deposits
Full story • View the results (pdf) • Map of testing sites
Video interview with ASU professors part 1 and part 2
12-27-08 Waterkeepers, Appalachian Voices Take Samples from Ground Zero
Full Story • Raw Video Footage • Compiled Video Footage
Photos by Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen
Photos by Watauga Riverkeeper Donna Lisenby and Sandra Diaz
News Articles
Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Devastates Recovering River
NPR January 10, 2009
More Monitoring is planned in area affected by TVA sludge spill
Knoxbix.com January 10, 2009
