Eastman Chemical’s industrial dump and holding ponds in East TN city
The recent problems with the spills that TVA has had recently has gotten TVA much publicly that they wish they didn’t have.
You should be aware that Kingsport, Tennessee has an industrial landfill that is owned by Eastman Chemical. This landfill below is situated near Eastman Chemical and is accessible from Moreland Drive. It also is east of the John B. Dennis Hwy (93) and almost directly behind the Wal-Mart on Fort Henry Drive.
In the photo below, you can see this is not a little landfill and It has at least four holding ponds. The landfill is surrounded by the river on three sides.
One can also see an area that has a black substance dumped onto it. What is this black substance?
In the case of the holding ponds, what happens if they overflow or burst? What is in these holding ponds and why does earlier photos not show the ponds? Was there a problem with run-off before the ponds and what was the impact on the environment? How much run-off and seepage has reached the river since the landfill has been in operation?
Is this the only landfill that Eastman Chemical has used since George Eastman founded Eastman Chemical in 1920? If not where were the others?
In the top left in the photo below is Eastman Chemical and John B. Dennis Hwy (93).
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