They are being headily sunny in their outlook. Last night on NBC they reported that they hope to have the spill back in its bed within six weeks.

They didn't/don't even know how much spilt because they don't even know how much they had behind the walls. As one environmentalist said, The by-product isn't regulated, so they don't have to keep track.

It occurs to me that fly ash is the ultimate derivative. I don't understand how they can expect to dot the country with these "permanent" ponds- twenty feet deep! - and not expect the occasional disaster.