On the basis of effects on phreatic water level caused by coal-ash water stored in the present coal-ash reservoir of Huaneng Power Plant and principle of groundwater balance, the scope of the phreatic water level affected by the coal-ash water is valued. According to the hydrogeological condition of plan-building coal-ash reservoir, and using basic nonequilibrium formula to predict the phreatic water level, the largest effect scope in the area is 750m.