from first energy ends up. little blue run. the company s 976-acre retention pond. this waste is toxic. it contains arsenic, cadmium, and lead. national gypsum doesn t get any of its raw materials from little blue. but that doesn t matter to tyra collins and marcy carpenter who live near little blue. they want the epa to slap a big old hazardous label on everything that comes out of first energy because they say coal waste is dangerous. they told us that the stuff in there is completely harmless. why did we see dead trees? why is everything dead around it? reporter: neighbors fear the stuff is seeping into the ground water and their underground wells. have you noticed anything with your water? every once in a while i notice a smell. but we don t drink the tap water.