ROCEEDINGS NINETEENTH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 7-8, 1998
RAMADA INN, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Co-sponsored by:
WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA MINING & RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 |
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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 IN MINING AND RECLAMATION” Jack Caffrey, Director West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection Nitro, WV |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “OSM’s INITIATIVES, DIRECTIONS, AND APPROACHES TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTROL AND TREATMENT” Kathy Karpan, Director Office of Surface Mining Washington, DC |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | “TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LIMITS (TMDL) AND EFFLUENT QUALITY” Ken Politan, West Virginia Div. of Env. Protection, Nitro, WV Tom Henry, EPA, Philadelphia, PA |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “WEST VIRGINIA’S MANGANESE PROTOCOL” Tiff Hilton, WOPEC, Lewisburg, WV Pavanne Pettigrew, West Virginia Div. of Env. Protection, Nitro, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “INJECTION OF COAL COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS INTO THE OMEGA MINE FOR THE REDUCTION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE” Terry Moran and Tom Gray GAI Consultants, Inc. Monroeville, PA |
| 11:30 – 12:00 noon | “SPECIAL HANDLING, WATER MANAGEMENT, AND ALKALINE ADDITION TECHNIQUES: CASE STUDIES FROM PENNSYLVANIA” Eric Perry, OSM, Pittsburgh, PA Michael Gardner, PA Dept. of Environ. Protection, Greensburg, PA Robert S. Evans, OSM, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 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. | “1998 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES RELATED TO MINING AND RECLAMATION” Ben Greene, President West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association Charleston, WV |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | “THE RIVER OF PROMISE: A MODEL FOR WATERSHED ORGANIZATIONS” Dave Bassage Friends of the Cheat Bruceton Mills, WV |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | “GROUT INJECTION INTO AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE TO CONTROL ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND SUBSIDENCE” Courtney Black National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | “ACID-BASE ACCOUNTING BY DOWN HOLE GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY LOGGING” Blaine Cecil, U.S. Geologic Survey, Reston, VA John Renton, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | “POST-INJECTION GEOPHYSICAL EVALUATION OF THE WINDING RIDGE SITE” Terry Ackman U.S. Department of Energy Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | “ABATEMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE POLLUTION TO UPPER THREE RUNS BY CAPPING AN ACID PRODUCING RECLAIMED SURFACE MINE WITH FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION FLY ASH” Bill Hellier PA Department of Environ. Protection Hawk Run, PA |
| 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | “ENGINEERED STRUCTURES FOR SEALING UNDERGROUND MINES” John Foreman U.S. Environmental Research Service Altoona, PA |
| 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. | RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 |
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| 7:30 – 7:55 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
| 7:55 – 8:00 a.m. | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Morning Moderator: Ben Faulkner Bratton Farms Princeton, WV |
| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | “OXIC LIMESTONE DRAINS FOR TREATMENT OF DILUTE, ACIDIC MINE DRAINAGE” Charles Cravotta U.S. Geologic Survey Lemoyne, PA |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | “EFFECTS OF DISSOLUTION TIME AND PARTICLE SIZE ON KINETIC TEST RESULTS” Kim Lapakko Minnesota Department of Natural Resources St. Paul, MN |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “ALKALINE FOUNDATION DRAINS AND ALKALINE AMENDMENTS FOR AMD CONTROL IN COAL REFUSE PILES” Dave Brant and Paul Ziemkiewicz National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | “STEEL SLAG IN ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTROL AND TREATMENT” Paul Ziemkiewicz, National Mine Land Reclamation Center Jeff Skousen, Division of Plant and Soil Sciences West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “THREE CASE HISTORIES OF PASSIVE TREATMENT OF METAL MINE DRAINAGE” Jim Gusek Knight Piesold, LLC Denver, CO |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “PASSIVE TREATMENTS AND WATERSHED ORGANIZATIONS” George Watzlaf U.S. Department of Energy Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11:30 – 12:00 a.m. | “RECOVERY OF A MARKETABLE IRON PRODUCT FROM COAL MINE DRAINAGE” Robert Hedin Hedin Environmental Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12:00 Noon | ADJOURN |
Papers not on Program
- Abatement of Acid Mine Drainage to Upper Three Runs: by Capping an Acid Producing Reclaimed Surface Mine with Fluidized Bed Combustion Fly Ash Dr. William W. Hellier, P.E.
SPEAKERS
| Mr. Terry Ackman U.S. Department of Energy P.O. Box 10940 Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940 (412) 892-6566 |
Mr. Dave Bassage Friends of the Cheat River P.O. Box 182 Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 (304) 379-3141 |
| Mr. Courtney Black National Mine Land Reclamation Center West Virginia University P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-2867 |
Mr. Dave Brant National Mine Land Reclamation Center West Virginia University P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-2867 |
| Mr. Jack Caffrey West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143-2506 (304) 759-0515 |
Mr. Blaine Cecil U.S. Geological Survey Mail Stop 956 National Center Reston, VA 20192 (703) 648-6415 |
| Mr. Charles Cravotta U.S. Geological Service 840 Market St. Lemoyne, PA 17043-1586 (717) 730-6963 |
Mr. Robert Evans Office of Surface Mining 10 Parkway Center Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 937-2895 |
| Mr. John Foreman U.S. Environmental Research Service 111 E. Walton Ave. Altoona, PA 16602 (814) 943-6979 |
Mr. Tom Gray GAI Consultants 315 70th St., S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 (304) 926-8100 |
| Mr. Ben Greene West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association 1624 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 346-5318 |
Mr. Jim Gusek Knight Piesold 1050 17th St., #500 Denver, CO 80265-0500 (303) 629-8788 |
| Dr. Robert Hedin Hedin Environmental Suite 216 634 Washington Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15228 (412) 571-2204 |
Dr. William Hellier Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 209 Hawk Run, PA 16840 (814) 342-8200 |
| Mr. Tom Henry U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 841 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19107-4431 (215) 566-5756 |
Mr. Tiff Hilton WOPEC Rt. 2 Box 294B Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304) 645-7633 |
| Ms. Kathy Karpan Office of Surface Mining 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-4006 |
Mr. Kim Lapakko Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Minerals 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4045 (612) 296-1358 |
| Mr. Terry Moran GAI Consultants 315 70th St., S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 (304) 926-8100 |
Mr. Eric Perry Office of Surface Mining 10 Parkway Center Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 937-2874 |
| Mr. Ken Politan West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143-2506 (304) 759-0510 |
Dr. John Renton West Virginia University Geology Department 506 White Hall Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-5603 |
| Dr. Jeff Skousen West Virginia University Division of Plant and Soil Sciences P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 (304) 293-6256 |
Mr. George Watzlaf U.S. Department of Energy P.O. Box 10940 Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940 (412) 892-6754 |
| 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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