PROCEEDINGS FOURTEENTH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 27-28, 1993
RAMADA INN, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Co-sponsored by:
WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA MINING & RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 27 |
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| 8:00 – 8:25 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 8:25 – 8:30 a.m. | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Morning Moderator: Charles Miller, Chairman WV Surface Mine Drainage Task Force & Grafton Coal Company Clarksburg, WV |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | “IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE MINING INDUSTRY” John Ranson, Secretary West Virginia Department of Commerce, Labor and Environmental Resources Charleston, WV |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “CURRENT AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATIVE TO MINING AND RECLAMATION” David Callaghan, Director West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection Nitro, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | “COAL ASH: A MINERAL RESOURCE” Kay Hennis, Marketing Coordinator AEP Service Corporation Lancaster, OH |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “INFLUENCE OF FLY ASH, TOPSOIL, LIME, AND ROCK-P ON ACID MINE DRAINAGE FROM COAL REFUSE” Barry Stewart, Graduate Research Assistant Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA |
| 11:00 -11:30 a.m. | “UTILIZATION OF CFB ASH IN RECLAMATION TO PREVENT POST-MINING AMD” Ronald Hamric, Manager of Environmental Affairs Anker Energy Corporation Morgantown, WV |
| 11:30 a.m. -12:00 noon | “DESIGN ASPECTS OF MODERN COAL WASTE DISPOSAL” Joe Ferrell, Manager Island Creek Coal Company Mt. Storm, WV |
| 12:00 Noon -1:20 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:20 – 1:30 p.m. | REGROUP/REMARKS Afternoon Moderator: Bruce Leavitt, Coordinator, Environmental Quality CONSOL, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | “THE 1993 WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE” Ben Greene, President West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association Charleston, WV |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | “LIME TREATMENT OF COAL REFUSE AT HPM: A CONTINUING SUCCESS” Doug Rich, Supervisor High Power Mountain Drennen, WV |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | “OVERBURDEN ANALYSES: SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS” Frank Caruccio, Professor University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | “A SIMPLE SPREADSHEET FOR PREDICTING ACID MINE DRAINAGE” Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | “ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT WITH THE AQUAFIX SYSTEM” Mike Jenkins, President Preston Environmental Services, Inc. Albright, WV |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | “TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR FIGHTING ACID MINE DRAINAGE” Tiff Hilton, Vice President – Engineering Leckie Smokeless Coal Company Rupert, WV |
| 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 |
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| 8:00 – 8:25 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 8:25 – 8:30 a.m. | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Morning Moderator: John Sencindiver, Professor West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | “THE HYDROGEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY OF A LARGE MINE SPOIL AREA: STAR FIRE TRACT, EASTERN KENTUCKY” David Wunsch, Hydrogeologist Kentucky Geological Survey Lexington, KY |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “MONITORING OF PASSIVE TREATMENT SYSTEMS: AN UPDATE” Ben Faulkner Bratton Farm Princeton, WV Jeff Skousen, Associate Professor West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | “A METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE ALKALINITY GENERATED BY ANOXIC LIMESTONE DRAINS” George Watzlaf, Environmental Engineer U.S. Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh, PA |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “STATUS REPORT: NMLRC ACID MINE DRAINAGE PROJECTS” Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT WITH WETLANDS” Alan Sexstone, Associate Professor West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon | “PYROLUSITE PROCESS: REDUCING MANGANESE FROM ACID MINE DRAINAGE” Bill Vail and Bob Riley Allegheny Mineral Abatement Midland, MD |
| 12:00 noon | ADJOURN |
SPEAKERS
| Mr. David C. Callaghan West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143-2506 (304) 759-0515 |
Mr. Doug Rich High Power Mountain P. 0. Box 138 Drennen, WV 26667 (304) 872-5065 |
| Dr. Frank T. Caruccio University of South Carolina Department of Geology Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-4512 |
Mr. Robert Riley Allegheny Mineral Abatement P. 0. Box 246 Midland, MID 21542 (301) 729-0741 |
| Mr. Ben Faulkner Bratton Farm Rt. 1 – Box 673 Princeton, WV 24740 (304) 487-2886 |
Dr. Alan Sexstone West Virginia University Division of Plant & Soil Sciences P. 0. Box 6057 Morgantown, WV 26506-6057 (304) 293-3911 |
| Mr. Joe Ferrell Island Creek Coal Company HC 76 – Box 425 Mt. Storm, WV 26739 (304) 259-5735 |
Dr. Jeff Skousen West Virginia University Division of Plant & Soil Sciences 1106 Agric Sciences Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 (304) 293-6256 |
| Mr. Ben Greene West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association 1624 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 346-5318 |
Mr. Barry Stewart Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University 250 Smyth Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061 (703) 231-5741 |
| Mr. Ronald Hamric Anker Energy Corporation Rt. 12 – Box 245 Morgantown, WV 26505 (304) 296-1616 |
Mr. Bill Vail Allegheny Mineral Abatement P. 0. Box 246 Midland, MID 21542 (301) 729-0741 |
| Ms. Kay Hennis American Electric Power Service Corp. P. 0. Box 700 Lancaster, OH 43130 (614) 687-3030 |
Mr. George Watzlaf U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines P. 0. Box 18070 Pittsburgh, PA 15236 (412) 892-6754 |
| Mr. Tiff Hilton Leckie Smokeless Coal Company P. 0. Drawer A Rupert, WV 25984 (304) 392-6394 |
Dr. David R. Wunsch Kentucky Geological Survey University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 (606) 257-5867 |
| Mr. Mike Jenkins Aquafix Systems 301 Maple Lane Kingwood, WV 26537 (304) 329-1056 |
Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz National Mine Land Reclamation Center West Virginia University P. 0. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506-6064 (304) 293-2868 |
| Mr. John M. Ranson West Virginia Department of Commerce, Labor & Environmental Resources R-146 State Capitol Building Charleston, WV 25305-0310 (304) 558-0400 |
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