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Use of Coal Ash in Virginia Golf Course Prompts $1B Lawsuit

Chesapeake, Virginia residents who live near a golf course that was built in part with coal ash are seeking more than $1 billion in damages.

Attorneys representing nearly 400 people filed a lawsuit in Chesapeake Circuit Court on Friday.

The suit claims Dominion Virginia Power sent 1.5 million tons of fly ash to the site despite a consultant's conclusion that the ash would eventually pollute drinking water of nearby homes. The complaint describes the Battlefield Golf Club at Centerville as a "toxic waste site masquerading as a 'golf course.'''

Dominion spokesman Dan Genest declined to comment.

The developer of the golf course and Dominion's coal-ash management consultant also are named as defendants.
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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot

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Chesapeake Slacking Again John
Apr 1, 2009, 12:41 am
RE: college team? matt
Mar 31, 2009, 8:52 am
college team? wudchuck
Mar 30, 2009, 3:20 pm
RE: This happened under George Bush's lax regulation Scapegoat
Mar 30, 2009, 3:13 pm
This happened under George Bush's lax regulation Arny
Mar 30, 2009, 2:18 pm
Maybe Not Maybe Not
Mar 30, 2009, 1:34 pm
Fly Ash OK Super Fly
Mar 30, 2009, 1:06 pm
RE: who do u sue? Safety Guy
Mar 30, 2009, 12:57 pm
no environmental risk used to play golf
Mar 30, 2009, 12:18 pm
additional info matt
Mar 30, 2009, 10:10 am
who do u sue? wudchuck
Mar 30, 2009, 9:34 am