CCR Rule Compliance Data and Information
Plant Barry
Plant Barry is in southwest Alabama, about 25 miles north of Mobile. It has provided safe, reliable power to Alabama Power customers for more than 60 years. The employees at Plant Barry are committed to serving customers and protecting the environment, and the plant is an important part of the local economy. The company has invested more than $950 million in environmental controls at the plant, significantly reducing emissions.
Closing ash ponds safely and permanently
- The company is treating and removing all water from the pond.
- Material will be excavated and moved farther away from waterways, creating buffers of up to 750 yards from the Mobile River – a distance in some places longer than seven football fields.
- The size will be reduced by 267 acres, or about 45 percent.
- Using advanced engineering, Alabama Power will construct a redundant dike system as part of the plant’s increased, robust flood-protection measures.
- In addition to the redundant dike system, Alabama Power will construct a subsurface retaining wall around the entire consolidated footprint to provide further groundwater protection. The site benefits from a unique, natural solid clay layer that extends up to 28 feet below the ash pond. The retaining wall will extend below ground and tie into the clay layer to effectively seal the material in place.
- Additionally, an internal drainage system will be constructed around theperimeter of the consolidated footprint to accelerate the removal of water.
- The company will install a specially engineered barrier over the material to keep it safely in place.
- Storm water systems will be added to manage rainwater runoff.
- Alabama Power will monitor groundwater around the facility for at least 30 years to ensure ongoing protection of water quality.
Ash Pond
Design Criteria
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2019
Emergency Action Plan - Ash Pond
History of Construction - Ash Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Ash Pond
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Ash Pond
Initial Structural Stability Assessment - Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry AP Update
2018 2nd Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Ash Pond
2019 1st Semi-Annual GWPS Exceedance Notification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Ash Pond
2019 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report - Plant Barry
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Ash Pond
2020 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Barry Ash Pond
202012 Semi-Annual Remedy Selection and Design Progress Report, Plant Barry
Assessment of Corrective Measures: Plant Barry Ash Pond
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Ash Pond
Notice of Assessment of Corrective Measures - Plant Barry Ash Pond
Notice of Groundwater Protection Standard Exceedance
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Barry Ash Pond
Operating Criteria
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Barry
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2017
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2020
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Ash Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2019 - Ash Pond
Gypsum Pond
Design Criteria
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2018
Annual Meeting with Emergency Responders - 2019
Emergency Action Plan - Gypsum Pond
History of Construction - Gypsum Pond
Initial Hazard Potential Assessment - Gypsum Pond
Initial Safety Factor Assessment - Gypsum Pond
Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action
2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry GP Update
2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Gypsum Pond
2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Gypsum Pond
2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action Report - Barry Gypsum Pond
Groundwater Monitoring System Certification - Plant Barry Gypsum Pond
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT MONITORING PROGRAM - Gypsum Pond
Statistical Analysis Method Certification - Plant Barry Gypsum Pond
Operating Criteria
Amended Fugitive Dust Plan - Plant Barry
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2016
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2017
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2018
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2019
Annual Fugitive Dust Control Report - 2020
Inflow Design Flood Control System Plan - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2015 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2016 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2017 - Gypsum Pond
Report of Annual Inspection 2018 - Gypsum Pond