PERCENTAGE OF POLLUTED WATER DISCHARGE TREATED OR ... · Highest discharge Bonita Peak Mining...
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Highest dischargeBonita Peak
Mining District:15,264,000
Zero containmenthighest discharge
Ore Knob Mine1,244,160
Ore Knob MineAshe County, N.C.
Wash. County LeadOld Mines, Mo.
Tar CreekOttawa County, Okla.
Ormet Corp.Hannibal, Ohio
Barite Hill/GoldfieldsMcCormick, S.C.
Nelson Tunnel/CommodoreCreede, Colo.
Lava CapNevada City, Calif.
Carpenter Snow CreekNeihart, Mont.
Barker HughesvilleMonarch, Mont.
Pike Hill CopperCorinth, Vt.
Sulpher Bank MercuryClearlake Oaks, Calif.
Upper Tenmile CreekHelena, Mont.
Ely CopperVershire, Vt.
Wurtsboro Lead MineMamakating, N.Y.
New Idria Mercury MineIdria, Calif.
Iron King/HumboldtDewey-Humboldt, Ariz.
Klau/Buena VistaPaso Robles, Calif.
Basin Mining AreaBasin, Mont.
Captain Jack Mill*Ward, Colo.
Standard MineGunnison Natl. Forest, Colo.
Formosa MineRiddle, Ore.
Argonaut MineJackson, Calif.
Madison County MinesFredericktown, Mo.
Blue Ledge MineRogue River-Siskiyou, Calif.
259,200
388,800
371,520
180,000
154,656
144,000
67,680
54,000
57,600
36,000
28,944
28,800
14,400
28,800
11,520
7,200
6,336
4,320
GALLONS PER DAY DISCHARGEMine sites with zero containment, active treatment or storage of contaminated water
288-10,000 gallons10,000-100,000100,000-200,000200,000-400,000
More than 400,000
0% 100%90%40%
PERCENTAGE OF POLLUTED WATER DISCHARGE TREATED OR CONTAINED AVERAGE DAILY DISCHARGE VOLUME
N.C.
N.Y.
OR
S.C.
TN
MO
OK
VAVA
S.D.
OH
COCA
MT VT
AZ N.M.
ID
IN
WA
ME
1.06 million
1 million
1 million
455,040
134,640
*Had a temporary treatment system installed Dec. 2018.
*
1.24 million