PROCEEDINGS EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 15-16, 1997
RAMADA INN, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Co-sponsored by:
WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA MINING & RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 |
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| 7:45 – 8:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 8:30 – 8:35 a.m. | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Morning Moderator: Charles Miller, Chairman WV Surface Mine Drainage Task Force & WV Division of Environmental Protection Philippi, WV |
| 8:35 – 9:00 a.m. | “CURRENT AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATIVE TO MINING AND RECLAMATION” Eli McCoy, Director West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection Nitro, WV |
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | “AMD REGULATORY AND POLICY IMPACTS ON CURRENT MINING ACTIVITIES IN WEST VIRGINIA” John Ailes, Chief Office of Mining and Reclamation West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection Nitro, WV |
| 9:15 – 9:40 a.m. | “OSM’s INITIATIVES, DIRECTIONS, AND APPROACHES TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTROL AND TREATMENT” Kathrine Henry, Acting Director Office of Surface Mining Washington, DC |
| 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. | “OSM POLICIES IN WEST VIRGINIA” Roger Calhoun Office of Surface Mining Charleston, WV |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “ACID MINE DRAINAGE INVENTORY IN WEST VIRGINIA” Ben Faulkner Bratton Farms Princeton, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “AMD INVENTORY IN CHEAT RIVER WATERSHED” Sheila Vukovich and Greg Adolfson West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection Nitro, WV |
| 11:30 – 12:00 noon | “MANGANESE TOXICITY TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS” Tiff Hilton and Rob Norman WOPEC, Inc. Lewisburg, WV |
| 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:20 – 1: 30 p.m. | REGROUP Afternoon Moderator: Bruce Leavitt CONSOL, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | “1997 Legislative ISSUES RELATED TO MINING AND RECLAMATION” Ben Greene, President West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association Charleston, WV |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | “AMD IN THE MONONGAHELA BASIN” Bruce Leavitt CONSOL, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | “WATER QUALITY CHANGES AND COSTS OF REMINING IN WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA” Bob Hedin, Ben Faulkner, and Jeff Skousen Hedin Environmental Pittsburgh, PA |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | “MANGANESE CONTAMINATED DISCHARGES: TREATMENT AND PREVENTION” Randy Maggard Pen Coal Corporation Huntington, WV |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | “CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COAL-BEARING STRATA USING DOWN-HOLE PROMPT GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY WIRELINE LOGGING: A STATUS REPORT” Blaine Cecil U.S. Geological Survey Reston, VA |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | “NAOH-INJECTION EXPERIMENTS FOR IN-SITU REMEDIATION OF SURFACE-MINE SPOIL PRODUCING ACID MINE DRAINAGE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS” Joe Donovan West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | “ALKALINE FOUNDATION DRAINS AND ALKALINE AMENDMENTS TO COAL REFUSE” Dave Brant and Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. | RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 |
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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 Bratton Farms Princeton, WV |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | “DENSE SLUDGE PROCESS FOR REDUCED AMD SLUDGE DISPOSAL” Mike Leon and Bob Zick Chester Engineers Pittsburgh, PA |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “ALKALINE RELEASE RATES FROM VARIOUS MATERIALS” Ray Lovett and Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University National Mine Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | “PASSIVE AMD TREATMENT ON THE CASSELMAN RIVER” Paul Ziemkiewicz and Dave Brant West Virginia University National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30- 11:00a.m. | “IRON AND ALUMINUM REACTION WITH LIMESTONE” Pat Sterner, Jeff Skousen, and Joe Donovan West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 11:00- 11:30a.m. | “PASSIVE ALUMINUM TREATMENT SUCCESSES” Doug Kepler Damariscotta Clarion, PA |
| 11:30 a.m. | ADJOURN |
Papers not on Program
SPEAKERS
| Mr. John Ailes West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143-2506 (304) 759-0515 |
Mr. Bruce Leavitt CONSOL, Inc. 1800 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA 15241 (412) 831-4523 |
| Mr. Dave Brant National Mine Land Reclamation Center West Virginia University P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506 ( 304) 293-2867 |
Mr. Mike Leon Chester Engineers 600 Clubhouse Dr. Moon Township, PA 15108 (412) 269-5874 |
| Mr. Roger Calhoun Office of Surface Mining 1 027 Virginia St., East Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 347-7158 |
Dr. Ray Lovett National Mine Land Reclamation Center West Virginia University P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-2867 |
| Mr. Blaine Cecil U.S. Geological Survey Mail Stop 956 National Center Reston, VA 20192 (703) 648-6415 |
Mr. Randy Maggard Pen Coal Corporation P.O. Box 191 Dunlow,WV 25511 (304) 385-4951 |
| Dr. Joseph Donovan West Virginia University Department of Geology and Geography P.O. Box 6300 Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 (304) 293-5603 |
Dr. Eli McCoy West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143-2506 (304) 759-0515 |
| Mr. Ben Faulkner Bratton Farms Rt. 1 Box 673 Princeton, WV 24740 (304) 487-2886 |
Dr. Jeff Skousen West Virginia University Division of Plant and Soil Sciences P.O. Box 6108 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. Patrick Sterner Division of Plant and Soil Sciences West Virginia University P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 (304) 293-6256 |
| Dr. Robert Hedin Hedin Environmental Suite 216 634 Washington Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15228 (412) 571-2204 |
Ms. Sheila Vukovich West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection NRCCE, West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-2867 |
| Ms. Kathrine Henry Office of Surface Mining 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-4006 |
Mr. Robert Zick Chester Engineers 600 Clubhouse Dr. Moon Township, PA 15108 (412) 269-5874 |
| Mr. Tiff Hilton WOPEC Rt. 2 Box 294B Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304) 645-7633 |
Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University National Mine Land Reclamation Center P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506-6064 (304) 293-7292 |
| Mr. Doug Kepler Damariscotta 650 Merle Street, Suite C Clarion, PA 16373 (814) 226-5792 |
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