Following a coal ash spill at Duke Energy’s L.V. Sutton Power Plant, Cape Fear Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette assessed the area by motorboat on Friday, Sept. 21 and released the following statement:
“Coal ash will be in the floodwaters of downtown Wilmington shortly. The coal ash ponds, Sutton Lake, and the Cape Fear river are now one. This was an entirely avertable tragedy that Duke Energy could have prevented. We will all be paying for this disaster for years to come.”