MUDDY CREEK - West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force · The Office of Special Reclamaon (OSR) has...

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ValleyPoint

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FickeyRun

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MUDDYCREEK

MuddyCreekis15.6mileslong.

Thelower3.4miles(belowMar<nCreek)areseverelydegradedfromtheeffectsofAMD.

12.2milessupportsacoldwaterfishery.

CheatRiverBasin

ROCKVILLEMINING

ROCKVILLEMINING

ROCKVILLEMINING

CraneCoalLoboCapital

T&TFUELS

PrestonEnergyT&TFUELS

VIKINGCOAL

BONDFORFEITURESITES

Thereare9bondforfeituresitesintheMuddyCreekwatershedthatrequirewatertreatment,mostarelocatedintheheadwatersofMar<nCreekanditstributaries.

TheOfficeofSpecialReclama<on(OSR)hasbeentrea<ngAMDintheMuddyCreekWatershedasearlyas1995whenOSRinheritedT&TFuelsfollowingadevasta<ngmineblowout.

Althoughamajorityofthetreatmentsiteswereconstructedbetween2004and2006.

TodateOSRhasspentover$3.4Minconstruc<oncostandnearly$10MinO&M.

OSRcurrentlyhas:

•  3yettobeconstructed

•  9ac<vetreatmentsites

•  1passivetreatmentsystem

OSRnowhas10NPDESoutletswithintheMuddyCreekwatershed.

MUDDYCREEKTODAY

TomeetthemorestringentWQBELsOSRisscheduledtospendanaddi<onal$1.5M.

MUDDYCREEKTODAY

YetMuddyCreekremains“DEAD”.

MUDDYCREEKTODAY

WHY?

AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF PRE LAW AMD DISCHARGES

ContribuConofAMDtoMarCnCreekbyBondForfeitureSites

92.49

11,802.42

AcidityLoading(lbs/day)

SpecRecAverageTotals Mar<nCreekWithoutSpecRecContribu<ons

AcidLoading(lbs/day)

NPDES

NPDES

NPDES

NPDES

NPDES

NPDES

NPDES

NPDES

In-streamdosersinstalledandOperatedinpartnershipw/AMLNPDES

pH6–9s.u.FeAl

PERMITTINGSTRATEGY

T&T Combined Treatment Facility

T&TFuels

PrestonEnergy

Viking&Pre-lawdrainagefromFickey

Run

LimeSlurry

2-80footClarifiers

7.2.d.8.2.Avariancepursuantto46CSR6,SecCon5.1,basedonhuman-causedcondiConswhichprohibitthefulla[ainmentofanydesignateduseandcannotbeimmediatelyremedied,shallapplytoWVDEPDivisionofLandRestoraCon’sOfficeofSpecialReclamaCon’sdischargesintoMarCnCreekofPrestonCountyanditstributaries,includingGladeRun,FickeyRun,andtheirunnamedtributaries.ThefollowingexisCngcondiConswillserveasinstreaminterimcriteriawhilethisvarianceisinplace:pHrangeof3.2-9.0,10mg/Ltotaliron,and15mg/Ldissolvedaluminum.AlternaCverestoraConmeasures,asdescribedinthevarianceapplicaConsubmi[edbyWVDEPDivisionofLandRestoraCon’sOfficeofSpecialReclamaCon,shallbeusedtoachievesignificantimprovementstoexisCngcondiConsinthesewatersduringthevarianceperiod.CondiConswillbeevaluatedduringeachtriennialreviewthroughoutthevarianceperiod.ThisvarianceshallremainineffectunClacConbytheSecretarytorevisethevarianceorunClJuly1,2025,whichevercomesfirst.

VARIANCE

WatershedScaleApproachestoAMDRemediaCon:MarCnCreekandSandyCreekProject:WV342

ThepurposeofthisstudyistoprovidetheWestVirginiaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtecCon(WVDEP)–OfficeofSpecialReclamaCon(OSR)withdatatoguidefuturemanagementdecisionsontheplacementofdoserstotreatMarCnCreekandSandyCreekonawatershedlevel.