PROCEEDINGS OF “SURFACE MINING FOR WATER QUALITY”
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1980
Co-sponsored by:
West Virginia Surface
Mining and Reclamation Association
and West Virginia Coal Association
Holiday Inn, Bridgeport, West Virginia
PROGRAM
“SURFACE MINING FOR WATER QUALITY” |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:05 a.m. | Introduction – Charles J. Miller, LaRosa Fuel Company, Inc. |
| 9:05 – 9:15 a.m. | General Remarks – David C. Callaghan, Director, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources |
| 9:15 – 9:35 a.m. | “The Law – What We Have Now, What We Can Expect” – Benjamin C. Greene, President, West Virginia Wednesday, April 19, 2006 Surface Mining and Reclamation Association |
| 9:35 -10:00 a.m. | “Manufacture of Acid Mine Drainage” – Dr. Harold Lovell, Pennsylvania State University |
| 10:05 -10:25 a.m. | “Effects of Surface Mining on Groundwater Quality” – Dr. Henry Rauch, West Virginia University |
| 10:25 – 10:45a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:45 -11:05 a.m. | “Minimizing Acid Mine Drainage By Surface & Subsurface Water Handling Procedures” – John D. Robins, Robins & Associates |
| 11:05 -11:30 a.m. | “Treatment of Acidic Mine Drainage” – Dr. William Kalb, Tra-DET Laboratories, Inc |
| 11:30a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:00 – 1:20 p.m. | “Overburden Field Clues” – Dr. Richard M. Smith, Dr. John Sencindiver, and Frank Tettenburn, West Virginia University |
| 1:20 – 1:40 p.m. | “Overburden Sampling Techniques” – Dr. Richard M. Smith, Dr. John Sencindiver, and Frank Tettenburn, West Virginia University |
| 1:40 – 2:00 p.m. | “Explanation of Overburden Analysis” – Dr. Richard M. Smith, Dr. John Sencindiver, and Frank Tettenburn, West Virginia University |
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | “Operational Aspects of the Task Force Report” -Charles J. Miller, LaRosa Fuel Company, Inc.; Scott R. Smith, DLM Coal Corporation; John W. Sturm, Sturm Environmental Services |
| 3:00 p.m. | Discussion |
Papers not on Program
- OVERBURDEN ANALYSIS-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN John W. Sturm, Sturm Environmental Services
- DLM COAL CORPORATION’S APPROACH TO MINING FOR WATER QUALITY Scott R. Smith, DLM Coal Corporation
- Suggested Guidelines for Method of Operation in Surface Mining of Areas with Potentially Acid-Producing Materials
SPEAKERS
| Mr. David C. Callaghan, Director West Virginia Department of Natural Resources 1800 Washington Street, East Charleston, West Virginia 25305 (304) 348-2754 |
Mr. John D. Robins Robins & Associates P. O. Box 170 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 (717) 763-5651 |
| Mr. Benjamin C. Greene, President West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association 1624 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25311 (304) 346-5318 |
Dr. John C. Sencindiver Assistant Professor of Agronomy Division of Plant Sciences College of Agriculture & Forestry West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-6256 |
| Dr. G. William Kalb Tra-DET Laboratories, Inc. Wheeling Ohio County Airport Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 (304) 277-4350 |
Dr. Richard M. Smith Division of Plant Sciences College of Agriculture & Forestry West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-6256 |
| Dr. Harold Lovell 121 Mineral Sciences Building Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (814) 863-1641 |
Mr. Scott R. Smith DLM Coal Corporation P. 0. Box 672 Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201 (304) 924-6231 |
| Mr. Charles J. Miller LaRosa Fuel Company, Inc. 420 Buckhannon Pike Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301 (304) 623-6751 |
Mr. John W. Sturm, President Sturm Environmental Services P. 0. Box 650 Bridgeport, West Virginia 26330 (304) 623-6549 |
| Dr. Henry Rauch Department of Geology West Virginia University White Hall Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 |
Mr. Frank Tettenburn Division of Plant Sciences College of Agriculture & Forestry West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-6256 |