On December 22nd 2008, a holding pond at a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant ruptured, sending 978m gallons (3,702m litres) of ash into a nearby river, where it turned to sludge.

2008年12月22日，田纳西州流域管理局一座煤电厂的洗煤池溃口，向附近一条河流排入9.78亿加仑（3.702亿升）洗煤水，其中的煤灰在沉淀为淤泥之后被运往尤宁敦郊外的一个填埋点—亚罗海德（Arrowhead）。

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The Tennessee Valley Authority, which owns the property in question and manages the river here, would have final say on whether Georgia could pipe out water, according to a spokeswoman.

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