Uniontown, AL – The owners of a west Alabama landfill have filed for bankruptcy despite a lucrative contract to accept spilled coal ash from a Tennessee Valley Authority site.
The bankruptcy petition was filed Tuesday in Mobile by Perry Uniontown Ventures LLC and Perry County Associates. The companies own the land and permits for the Arrowhead Landfill, which has accepted tons of coal ash spilled at a Tennessee power plant in 2008.
According to court documents, landfill operators Phillips and Jordan Inc. and Phill-Con Services have a multimillion-dollar contract with TVA to accept coal ash. But the owners accuse the companies of withholding money.
The landfill owners claim the late payments forced them into bankruptcy. Also, Perry County has yet to receive almost $780,000 in dumping fees.
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