Power plant demolition has to be done right — or your drinking water could be at risk

The Beckjord Power Plant, once among Clermont County's most reliable employers, sits empty and ready to be torn down. Nearby ponds, however, still bear the mark of its history: Coal ash, a hazardous substance produced when coal is burned to generate electricity. Everyone in Clermont County wants to see something new in Beckjord's place, but it needs to be demolished carefully, or its coal ash ponds could leak into the Ohio River and impact thousands of people's drinking water.