MUDDY CREEK - West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force · The Office of Special Reclamaon (OSR) has...
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ValleyPoint
Cuzzart
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GladeRu
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FickeyRun
Mar<nCr
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.