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The Dan River s <br />The EPA declared the cleanup of the Dan River finished in July, after Duke vacuumed up 3,000 <br />tons of ash and sediment. More than 90 percent of the spilled ash was left in the river. EPA said <br />removing it would do more harm than good. <br />The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working with North Carolina, Virginia and Duke, is leading <br />an assessment of the environmental damage. It's likely to end with Duke paying for restoration <br />projects in the Dan River basin. <br />A Duke - commissioned study in November found freshwater mussels are thriving in the Dan. <br />North Carolina's Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported that the river - <br />bottom bugs and worms at the base of the food chain are also healthy. <br />Other experts say one year is far too short a time to gauge the long -term effects of the <br />potentially toxic metals in ash on the river. Metals in the river bottom may recirculate into the <br />water. <br />Bruce Henderson <br />Read more here: http://www.n wsobserver.com/2015/02/20/4570946 criminal - charges ®filed® <br />aaainst.html ?rh ®1 #storylink =cpy <br />