Updated 2/25/2014
Appalachian Voices conducted water sampling around the Dan River Coal Ash spill. This sampling showed high levels of metals like arsenic, selenium, iron, manganese and vanadium at the spill site and over 20 miles downstream. Below you will a summary of the sampling results, a map of the sampling locations and the original lab reports.

>> Map of Appalachian Voices sampling locations

>> Original laboratory report from Appalachian Voices sampling in the Dan River

>>Laboratory report for selenium from Appalachian Voices Dan River sampling

Danville Utilities Drinking Water Test Results
Danville Utilities, the operator of the public drinking water supply in Danville, VA tested treated drinking water. Their results are available here:

Danville Utilities public drinking water sample results (.pdf, 1 of 3)

Danville Utilities public drinking water sample results (.pdf, 2 of 3)

Danville Utilities public drinking water sample results (.pdf, 3 of 3)

Duke Energy Testing Results
Duke Energy tested both the Dan River and treated drinking water in Danville. Their sampling results are available here (excel file):

NCDENR Sampling Results
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has released more complete results from the sampling they conducted. They have created a webpage with a rundown of their sampling, but their most recent results are available here:

Staff were on site at the spill from Monday evening through Wednesday evening. As of Wednesday evening, the coal ash pond was still discharging into the Dan River.

We have collected samples and will post results for heavy metals and other parameters as soon as they become available.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reports: “Initial water quality testing performed by DENR staff on site at Duke Energy’s Dan River power plant on Tuesday showed no deviation from normal levels of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and conductivity due to the release of water and ash from the facility’s coal ash impoundment. These initial results do NOT mean the water is safe. . . On Tuesday, the first round of water samples were delivered to a lab in Raleigh for further testing for heavy metals, sulfates, nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), and total suspended solids.”

DNER is testing for:
Potassium
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Nickel
Lead
Zinc
Vanadium
Silver
Aluminum
Beryllium
Calcium
Cobalt
Iron
Molybdenum
Antimony
Tin
Thallium
Titanium
Lithium
Magnesium
Manganese
Sodium
Arsenic
Selenium
Mercury
Barium
Boron

Check back here for results, when they become available. We will also post them to this site.