PROCEEDINGS TWENTIETH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
APRIL 13-14, 1999
RAMADA INN, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Co-sponsored by:
WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA MINING & RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 13 |
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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” Michael Miano, 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. | “EVAUATION OF MINE DRAINAGE LIABILITY DURING PREAQUISITION SITE ASSESSMENTS” Terry Moran, GAI Consultants, Inc., Charleston, WV Tiff Hilton, WOPEC, Lewisburg, WV |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “AMENDING COAL REFUSE WITH ALKALINE MATERIALS” George Jenkins West Virginia Div. of Env. Protection Oak Hill, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION (FGD) SLUDGE FOR RECLAIMING COAL REFUSE” Bill Bosworth American Electric Power Columbus, OH |
| 11:30 – 12:00 noon | “THE USE OF SLAG AS AN ALKALINE CAP OVER ACID-PRODUCING COAL REFUSE” Nyle Lindberg Aloe Coal Neville Island, 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. | “1999 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES RELATED TO MINING AND RECLAMATION” Ben Greene, President West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association Charleston, WV |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | “REMINING AND FGD SEAL PLACEMENT FOR AMD ABATEMENT AT BROKEN ARO MINE” Ben Stuart Ohio University Athens, OH |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | “DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS OF SURFACE MINING AND VALLEY FILL CONSTRUCTION” Randy Maggard Pen Coal Dunlow, WV |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | “IMPACT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE ON STREAMS IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO: IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS” Ben Stuart Ohio University Athens, OH |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | “ADVANCES IN SUBSURFACE INJECTION OF ALKALINE SLURRIES AND SOLUTIONS” Joe Donovan West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | “PROGRESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN COAL MINING AREAS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA” Jim Eychaner USGS Charleston, WV |
| 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. | RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 |
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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. | “DID YOU CALL ME A SAPS?” Tiff Hilton WOPEC Lewisburg, WV |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | “CATION EXCHANGE AND HIGH ALKALINE MINE WATER: A CASE STUDY” Al Coulson Southern Ohio Coal Co. Athens, OH |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | “LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE REMEDIATION PROJECTS ON STREAM QUALITY” Jeff Skousen West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | “USE OF AMD SLUDGE FOR LOW COST MINE GROUT” Paul Ziemkiewicz National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | “CONSTRUCTION OF A LIMESTONE LEACH BED AND PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY RESULTS IN BEAVER CREEK” Courtney Black National Mine Land Reclamation Center Morgantown, WV |
| 11:30 a.m. | ADJOURN |
Papers not on Program
- USE OF CALCIUM SULFITE — CONTAINING FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION (FGD) BY — PRODUCT TO INHIBIT ACID MINE DRAINAGE FROM COAL REFUSE Yue-li Hao Warren A. Dick School of Natural Resources The Ohio State University 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH, 44691 Phone: 330-263-3877 Fax: 330-263-3658 dick.5@osu.edu.
- Hydraulic sealing of an abandoned up-dip drift mine for AMD treatment: An 18-year post-audit Mary W. Stoertz Dept. of Geological Sciences Ohio University Athens, OH
SPEAKERS
| Mr. Courtney Black National Mine Land Reclamation Center West Virginia University P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-2867 |
Mr. Bill Bosworth American Electric Power I Riverside Plaza Columbus, OH 43125-2373 (614) 223-2845 |
| Mr. Al Coulson Southern Ohio Coal Co. P.O. Box 490 Athens, OH 45701-0490 (740) 669-2803 |
Dr. Joe Donovan Department of Geology and Geography West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 (304) 293-5603 |
| Mr. Jim Eychaner U.S. Geological Survey I I Dunbar Street Charleston, W 25301 (304) 347-5130 |
Mr. Ben Greene West Virginia Mining & Reclamation Association 1624 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston,”WV 25311 (304) 346-5318 |
| Mr. Tiff Hilton WOPEC Rt. 2 Box 294B Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304) 645-7633 |
Mr. George Jenkins WV Division of Environmental Protection 116 Industrial Drive Oak Hill, WV 26554 (304) 465-1911 |
| Ms. Kathy Karpan Office of Surface Mining 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-4006 |
Mr. Ed Kirk REI Consultants, Inc. 225 Industrial Park Dr. Beaver, W 25813-0286 (304) 255-2500 |
| Mr. Nyle Lindberg Aloe Coal P.O. Box 9327 Neville Island, PA 15225 (412) 777-6652 |
Mr. Randy Maggard Pen Coal P.O. Box 192 Dunlow, W 25511 (304) 385-4951 |
| Mr. Michael Miano West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection 10 McJunkin Road Nitro, WV 25143-2506 (304) 759-0515 |
Mr. Terry Moran GAI Consultants 315 70th St., S.E. Charleston, W 25304 (304) 926-8100 |
| Dr. Jeff Skousen West Virginia University Division of Plant and Soil Sciences P.O. Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506-6108 (304) 293-6256 |
Mr. James Stiles West Virginia University National Mine Land Reclamation Center P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506-6064 (304) 293-2867 |
| Dr. Mary Stoertz Ohio University 316 Clippinger Lab. Athens, OH 45701 (740) 593-0665 |
Dr. Ben Stuart Ohio University 120 Stocker Center Athens, OH 45701 (740) 593-0873 |
| Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University National Mine Land Reclamation Center P.O. Box 6064 Morgantown, WV 26506-6064 (304) 293-2867 |
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