PROCEEDINGS SEVENTH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 1-2, 1986
RAMADA INN, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Co-sponsored by:
WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA MINING & RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 8:30 – 8:40 a.m. | OPENING REMARKS Bruce Leavitt Program Chairman, Surface Mine Drainage Task Force |
| 8:40 – 8:55 a.m. | REMARKS Ken Faerber Commissioner, West Virginia Department of Energy Charleston, WV |
| 8:55 – 9:10 a.m. | “A COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO LAND RECLAMATION” Jeffrey Skousen West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 9:10 – 9:40 a.m. | “RECLAMATION STRATEGIES AS APPLIED AT THE DLM PROPERTIES” Frank Caruccio & Gwendelyn Geidel University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
| 9:40 – 10:10 a.m. | “EVOLVED GAS ANALYSIS – A QUICK METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TOXIC OVERBURDEN STRATA” Rick Hammack U.S. Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh, PA |
| 10:10 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “DATA MANAGEMENT FOR LARGE VOLUME DATASETS” Tom Rymer, John Renton & Al Stiller West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “EVALUATION OF BENTONITE FOR THE CONTROL OF ACID DRAINAGE FROM SURFACE MINED LANDS” PART 2 Ken Dyer Northeastern Forest Experiment Station Berea, KY |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon | “SPHAGNUM DOMINATED MANMADE WETLANDS USED FOR ACID MINE DRAINAGE ABATEMENT: PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION” Brent Huntsman Brehm Laboratory Wright State University Dayton, OH |
| 12:00 Noon – 1:15 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. | “1986 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW” Ben Greene West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association Charleston, WV |
| 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | “FIELD TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS – FROM BENCH SCALE TO MINE BENCH” W. R. Williams KISS Engineering Corporation Morgantown, WV |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | “FIELD OBSERVATION OF POTENTIAL ACID SOURCES WITHIN SURFACE MINE BACKFILL” Patricia Erickson & Ken Ladwig U.S. Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | “AN EFFECTIVE RAPID TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATING AND QUANTIFYING ALKALINITY IN COAL SPOILS AND CRUSHED LIMESTONE” V. P. Evangelou & R. J. Wells University of Kentucky Lexington, KY |
| 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. | “SUPPRESSION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE THRU APPLICATION OF ALKALINE MATERIAL” R. R. Parizek Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA R. K. Waddell, Jr., GeoTrans, Inc. Boulder, CO & D. R. Buss, GeoTrans, Inc. Herndon, VA |
| 4:15 – 4:30 p.m. | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. | POSTER SESSION
“EFFECTIVENESS OF SURFACTANT RETREATMENT OF ACID PRODUCING COAL” Dewey Smith Vista Chemical Company Ponca City, OK “PROMAC SYSTEMS FOR MINE ACID CONTROL” Vijay Rastogi, Rich Krecic, Andy Sobek & Mark Shellhorn The BFGoodrich Company Akron, OH “THE UTILIZATION OF WETLANDS IN SOME ASPECTS OF AQUEOUS CONDITIONS” Benjamin Pesavento & Loyd Stark Environment Analytic Service Fredonia, PA “SUCCESS! – A CASE STUDY ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF GOB PILE LEACHATE” James Greskovich Andesco Technologies, Inc. Livingston, NJ “PREMINING PREDICTION OF ACID DRAINAGE POTENTIAL FOR SURFACE COAL MINES IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA” Richard diPretoro, University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Henry Rauch West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 5:30 p.m. | RECEPTION |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 8:25 – 8:30 a.m. | OPENING REMARKS Steve Keen Vice-Chairman, Surface Mine Drainage Task Force |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | “ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF POHLIA NUTANS GROWING ON COAL SEEPS IN PENNSYLVANIA” Harold Webster Du Bois Campus The Pennsylvania State University Du Bois, PA |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “THE USE OF PHOSPHATES FOR AMELIORIZATION” Al Stiller, John Renton & Tom Rymer West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | “AMMONIA – THE REST OF THE STORY” Alfred Whitehouse Buffalo Coal Company Bayard, WV Randolph Straughan Delta Company Charleston, WV |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “DEEP MINE ABANDONMENT SEALING AND UNDERGROUND TREATMENT TO PRECLUDE ACID MINE DRAINAGE” Larry Willison & Danny Hause Bethlehem Mines Corporation Charleston, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “LIMESTONE – IT’S USE IN EFFECTIVE RECLAMATION” Gwendelyn Geidel, Chris Neuhaus & Frank Caruccio University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon | “EFFECTS OF TOPSOIL AND VEGETATION ON THE GENERATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE FROM COAL REFUSE” Ross Fugill & John Sencindiver West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 12:00 Noon – 12:15 p.m. | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| 12:15 p.m. | ADJOURNMENT |
SPEAKERS
| Mr. D.R. Buss, Hydrologist GeoTrans, Inc. 209 Elden Street – Suite 301 Herndon, Virginia 22070 |
Dr. Frank T. Caruccio, Professor Department of Geology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208 (803) 777-4512 or 6878 |
| Mr. Richard S. diPretoro Department of Geology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29204 |
Dr. Kenneth L. Dyer, Hydrologist U.S. Forest Service Northeastern Forest Experiment Station Rt. 2 – Highway 21 East Berea, Kentucky 40403 (606) 986-8431 |
| Ms. Patricia Erickson U.S. Bureau of Mines P.O. Box 18070 Cochrans Mill Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236 (412) 675-6539 |
Dr. V. P. Evangelou Assistant Professor University of Kentucky N-122 Agriculture Sciences Building Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0091 (606) 257-8887 |
| Mr. Kenneth R. Faerber, Commissioner West Virginia Department of Energy 1615 Washington Street, East Charleston, West Virginia 25311 (304) 348-3500 |
Mr. Ross J. Fugill Research Technician Division of Plant and Soil Sciences College of Agriculture & Forestry West Virginia University P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-6256 |
| Dr. Gewndelyn Geidel Assistant Professor Department of Geology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208 (803) 777-4511 or 6878 |
Mr. Benjamin C. Greene, President West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association 1624 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25311 (304) 346-5318 |
| Mr. James A. Greskovich Program Director Andesco Technologies, Inc. 354 Eisenhower Parkway Livingston, New Jersey 07039 (201) 740-8880 |
Mr. Rick Hammack U.S. Bureau of Mines P.O. Box 18070 Cochrans Mill Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236 (412) 675-6585 |
| Mr. Danny R. Hause, Project Engineer Bethlehem Mines Corporation 7012 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E. Charleston, West Virginia 25304 (304) 357-4242 |
Mr. Brent E. Huntsman 175 Brehm Laboratory Wright State University 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, Ohio 45435 (513) 873-2202 |
| Mr. Stephen Keen Island Creek Coal Company P.O. Drawer 75 Craigsville, West Virginia 26205 (304) 742-5501 |
Mr. Rich Krecic The BFGoodrich Company 500 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44318 (216) 374-4341 |
| Mr. Bruce Leavitt, Hydrogeologist Consolidation Coal Company Consol Plaza 1800 Washington Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15241 (412) 831-4523 |
Mr. Chris Neuhaus Research Associate Department of Geology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208 (803) 777-6823 |
| Dr. R.R. Parizek Professor of Hydrology Geosciences Department The Pennsylvania State University 340 Deike Boulevard University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (814) 865-3012 |
Mr. Benjamin G. Pesavento Environment Analytic Service R.D. 2 – Box 2328 Fredonia, Pennsylvania 16124 (412) 962-9882 |
| Mr. Vijay Rastogi The BFGoodrich Company 500 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44318 (216) 374-4341 |
Dr. Henry Rauch Department of Geology West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5603 |
| Dr. John J. Renton Professor of Geology Department of Geology West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5603 |
Mr. Tom Rymer Research Associate West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5603 |
| Dr. John C. Sencindiver Associate Professor of Agronomy Division of Plant and Soil Sciences West Virginia University P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-6256 |
Mr. Mark Shellhorn The BFGoodrich Company 500 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44318 (216) 374-4341 |
| Dr. Jeffrey G. Skousen Extension Specialist – Land Reclamation 1106 Agricultural Sciences Building West Virginia University P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 |
Mr. Dewey L. Smith Vista Chemical Company P.O. Box 500 South Pine Ponca City, Oklahoma 74602 (405) 767-2090 or 767-2366 |
| Mr. Andy Sobek The BFGoodrich Company 500 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44318 (216) 374-4341 |
Dr. Alfred H. Stiller Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering West Virginia University Evansdale Campus Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5398 |
| Mr. J.R. Straughan, President The Delta Company 616 Bendview Drive Charleston, West Virginia 25314 (304) 346-9036 |
Mr. William Talley Celpril Industries, Inc. Rt. 2 – Box 253A Eddyville, Kentucky 42038 (502) 388-2302 |
| Mr. R.K. Waddell, Jr., Hydrologist GeoTrans, Inc. 3300 Mitchell Lane, Suite 250 Boulder, Colorado 80301 |
Dr. Harold J. Webster The Pennsylvania State University Du Bois Campus Du Bois, Pennsylvania 15801 (814) 371-2800 Ext. 65 |
| Mr. R.J. Wells Research Assistant University of Kentucky N- 122 Agriculture Sciences Building Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0091 (606) 257-8887 |
Mr. Alfred E. Whitehouse Buffalo Coal Company P.O. Box 282 Bayard, West Virginia 26707 (304) 693-7642 |
| Mr. W.R. Williams, President KISS Engineering Corporation 613 Burroughs Street Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 (304) 599-5840 |
Mr. Larry K. Willison Chief Engineer Bethlehem Mines Corporation 7012 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E. Charleston, West Virginia 25304 (304) 357-4242 |