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West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Land Restoration
Special Reclamation Program
Alyce R. Lee
ERS III
What is Special Reclamation?
• Bond forfeited sites after 1977
• Funded by bond forfeitures and the coal tax
• Reclamation of the sites shall be completed
to restore the approved post mining land use
according to the requirements of the
original permit.
How
Special Reclamation Program
does its job
Sampling
• Sampling locations are determined through
collection of all the seeps and final
discharge points
• Depends on the site
– Raw water
• These locations are recorded using GPS
Sample Collection
• Grab samples are collected monthly for
active and passive treatment sites
• Technology Based Standards
– pH >6 and <9, Fe <3, Mn <2, Al <0.8
• Parameters:
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flow (CFS)
pH
Total Metals (Al, Fe, and Mn)
SO4
Total Hot Acidity
Alkalinity
Analyses
• Laboratory
– total metals and general chemistry
– 3 contracted laboratory’s
• One in each region
• Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater
• Field
– pH, conductivity, temperature, total metals
– Examined on the final discharge
– As needed
Data Storage
• Paper and electronic
• Data is uploaded into an Oracle database
• Data is not available to the public and must
be requested using FOIA
Before Reclamation
After Reclamation
Star Industries
03/01/09
Additional Information
• www.wvdep.org
• Water quality information
– [email protected] 304-465-1911 X 3012