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Implementation of the Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory H (40 CFR Part 434)
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FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE

Federal Register Notice promulgating Coal Remining and Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategories (67 FR 3370, January 23, 2002)


ABOUT WESTERN ALKALINE COAL MINING SUBCATEGORY H

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Western Regional Coordinating Center’s Office of Technology Transfer (WRCC-OTT), are co-sponsoring three workshops to coordinate implementation of new EPA regulations. (Click here for more information)


CONTACTS

List of EPA, OSM, State, and Tribal contacts


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Workshop Sessions

This presentation was recorded on August 11, 2003 1:00 P.M. at the Office of Surface Mining, Western Regional Coordinating Center. Presenters were: John Tinger, EPA; Dr. Richard Warner, University of Kentucky/SEDCAD; and Joe Galetovic, OSM.

Session I: Introduction
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Session I: SEDCAD
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Session II: Discussion
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO THE WESTERN ALKALINE COAL MINING SUBCATEGORY H

Development Document for Final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory.(2.18 MB)

Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Coal Mining Industry: Remining and Western Alkaline Subcategories (1.22 MB)


Each group of publications accredits the provenance or copyrights.

GUIDELINES

Guidelines for the Use of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), Version 1.06 on Mined Lands, Construction Sites, and Reclaimed Lands

HANDBOOKS

Predicting Soil Erosion by Water: A Guide to Conservation Planning With the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), USDA AH 703

PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE

RUSLE 1.06b (now runs on MS Millenium. 2000, and XP operating systems) This is a self-extracting file.(314 KB)

RELATED WEBSITES

EPA's Office of Science and Technology, http://www.epa.gov/OST/guide/coal

The Office of Surface Mining,http://www.osmre.gov

The Interstate Mining Compact Commission,http://www.imcc.isa.us

The National Reclamation Center,http://www.nrcce.wvu.edu/nmlrc

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, http://www.dcr.state.va.us/sw/index.htm

Co-sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and EPA,http://www.bmpdatabase.org. Contains database of performance data related to best management practices for storm water.

EPA's Office of Water,http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/agmodule

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Coal Remining Statistical Support Document(3.73 MB)

Coal Remining Best Management Practices Guidance Manual (11.7 MB)

Statistical Analysis of Abandoned Mine Drainage in the Assessment of Pollution Load(13.9 MB)

Remining Statistical Analysis Tool (REMSTAT) 2002: Baseline Determination and Monitoring for Pre-existing Discharges. REMSTAT User Manual (PDF, 778 KB) and REMSTAT 2002 Software (22 MB)

Study and Interpretation of the Chemical Characteristics of Natural WaterBy John D. Hem; U.S. Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 2254

For More Information

Paul Clark, OSM or Tonya Blackburn, OSM
Phone: 303-844-1400 x1448
FAX: 303-844-1538
Email: Paul Clark: pclark@osmre.gov or
          Tonya Blackburn: tblackburn@osmre.gov
John Tinger, US EPA,
Region IX
Phone: 415-972-3518
Email: tinger.john@epa.gov