Georgetown , SC 29440
Winyah Generating Station has 17 groundwater monitoring wells, 15 of which have been polluted above federal advisory levels based on samples collected between November 10, 2015 and October 04, 2017. Groundwater at this site contains unsafe levels of boron, sulfate, arsenic, lithium, radium, molybdenum and cobalt.Site description
South Carolina Public Service Authority’s Winyah Generating Station is located in Georgetown County, SC, along the banks of the Winyah Bay, close in proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Winyah Generating Station began operations in 1975 and now operates four coal-fired units capable of producing 1,155 MW. This station also operates four onsite CCR disposal ponds as well as an onsite man-made cooling water pond. As of February 2019, South Carolina’s electric cooperatives have requested that Santee Cooper investigate whether or not coal combustion is still the cheapest method of producing electricity. Winyah Generating Station’s South Ash Pond, Ash Pond A, Ash Pond B and Slurry Ponds are regulated under the CCR rule. You can find the industry-reported data here. For more information on Winyah Generating Station, see EIP’s 2019 National Coal Ash Report.