LG&E weighs making ash landfill bigger

LG&E has begun talks with the state on a possible permit modification that would allow it to expand its existing coal combustion waste landfill at the Cane Run power plant in southwest Louisville.

State and LG&E officials acknowledged that preliminary talks had occurred.

LG&E spokeswoman Chris Whelan said the utility is looking for ways to avoid constructing a new ash and scrubber waste dump prior to the planned opening of a new natural gas power plant on the site in a couple of years. The current ash landfill is nearing its approved size, she said  …