Friends of the White River discusses AES coal ash contamination

INDIANAPOLIS AES Indiana is currently considering ways to reduce coal ash contamination coming from its Harding Street Station.

On the White River, advocates are concerned about what those toxins are doing to the people who live and recreate near the body of water.

"Its where we all live, its where we all work, its where we all play. We want to see that space safe and healthy to enjoy," Executive Director of Friends of the White River Eddie Gill IV said.

His organization wants to educate the public about coal ash contamination.

Whenever we have unnatural chemicals that are leaching into our groundwater supply and ultimately into our river, thats a negative thing we dont want to see," Gill said.

Groundwater monitoring results of the Harding Street Station's Ash Pond System found levels