PROCEEDINGS SIXTEENTH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 4-5, 1995
RAMADA INN, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Co-sponsored by:
WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA MINING & RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 4 |
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| 8:15 – 9:00 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 – 9: 10 a.m. | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Morning Moderator: Charles Miller, Chairman WV Surface Mine Drainage Task Force & WV Division of Environmental Protection Philippi, WV |
| 9:10 – 9:30 a.m. | “CURRENT AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF 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. | “OSM’s INITIATIVES, DIRECTIONS, AND APPROACHES TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTROL AND TREATMENT” Robert Uram, Director Office of Surface Mining Washington, DC |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “HYDROGEOCHEMICAL TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR WITHIN SURFACE MINE BACKFILL RECEIVING ALKALINE LEAKAGE” Joe Donovan, Assistant Professor West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “STATUS REPORT: LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF ALKALINE TRENCHES AND FUNNELS AT THE MERCER SITE” Frank Caruccio, Professor University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon | “PNEUMATIC BACKFILLING OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUES IN UNDERGROUND MINES” Jim Burnett Burnett Associates, Inc. Framingham, MA |
| 12:00 Noon – 1:20 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:20 – 1: 30 p.m. | REGROUP/REMARKS Afternoon Moderator: John Sencindiver, Professor West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | 1995 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES RELATED TO MINING AND RECLAMATION” Ben Greene, President West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association Charleston, WV |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | “EFFECTS OF SIDERITE ON THE NEUTRALIZATION POTENTIAL IN THE ACID-BASE ACCOUNT” Bruce Leavitt CONSOL, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | “INFLUENCE OF NEUTRALIZATION POTENTIAL ON SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE QUALITY IN PENNSYLVANIA” Eric Perry Office of Surface Mining Pittsburgh, PA |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | “ALKALINE ADDITION TO THE BACKFILL – A KEY MINING/ RECLAMATION COMPONENT TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE PREVENTION” Pat Wiram AMAX Coal Company Evansville, IN |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | “INTEGRATION OF HYDROGEOLOGIC AND GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AMD SEEPAGE AND REMEDIAL DESIGN” Ronald Mullennex Marshall Miller & Associates Bluefield, VA |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | BREAK |
| 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 |
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| 8:00 – 8:25 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 8:25 – 8:30 a.m. | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Morning Moderator: Ben Faulkner Consultant to WVDEP Princeton, WV |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | “OVERVIEW OF DRY COVERS IN CANADA” Gilles Tremblay CANMET Ottawa Ontario, Canada |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “LONG-TERM STUDIES OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT WITH WETLANDS” Alan Sexstone, Associate Professor West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | “SUCCESSIVE ALKALINITY-PRODUCING SYSTEMS (SAPS)” Doug Kepler Damariscotta Clarion, PA |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “PASSIVE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATER QUALITY” Jeff Skousen, Associate Professor West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “OPEN LIMESTONE CHANNELS FOR ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT” Paul Ziemkiewicz, Director National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 11:30 a.m. | ADJOURN |
Papers not on Program
SPEAKERS
| Mr. Jim Burnett Burnett Associates, Inc. 883 Edgell Road Framingham, MA 01701 (508) 788-5134 |
Mr. David C. Callaghan West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143-2506 (304) 759-0515 |
| Dr. Frank T. Caruccio University of South Carolina Department of Geology Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-4512 |
Dr. Joseph Donovan West Virginia University Department of Geology and Geography P.O. Box 6300 Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 (304) 293-5603 |
| Mr. Ben Greene West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association 1624 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 346-5318 |
Mr. Doug Kepler Damariscotta 650 Merle Street, Suite C Clarion, PA 16373 (814) 226-5792 |
| Mr. Bruce Leavitt CONSOL, Inc. 1800 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15241 (412) 831-4523 |
Mr. Ronald Mullennex Marshall Miller & Associates P.O. Box 848 Bluefield, VA 24605 (703) 322-5467 |
| Mr. Eric Perry Office of Surface Mining Ten Parkway Center Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 937-2874 |
Dr. Alan Sexstone West Virginia University Division of Plant and Soil Sciences P.O. Box 6057 Morgantown, WV 26506-6057 (304) 293-3911 |
| Dr. Jeff Skousen West Virginia University Division of Plant and Soil Sciences P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 (304) 293-6256 |
Mr. Gilles Tremblay MEND CANMET 555 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0G1 (613) 992-0968 |
| Mr. Robert Uram Office of Surface Mining 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-4006 |
Mr. Vance P. Wiram AMAX Coal Company One Riverfront Place 20 N.W. First Street Evansville, IN 47708-1258 (812) 421-3987 |
| Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University National Mine Land Reclamation Center P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506-6064 (304) 293-7292 |
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