Design of Sediment Control Measures for Small Areas in Surface Coal Mining

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Prepared for Office of Surface Mining, Washington, DC, Control No.: J5110061, by Simons and Li Associates, Inc., May 1983.

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Cover page, Table of Contents (451 KB)
I. Introduction(124 KB)
II. Basic Concepts (361 KB)
III. Data Requirements (752 KB)
IV. Surface Protection Measures (2.63 MB)
V. Mechanical Treatment Measures (818 KB)
VI. Diversion and Conveyane Systems (1.65 MB)
VII. Detention and Filtering Structures (1.45 MB)
VIII. Overview of Sediment Control Structures for Small Area Disturbances (653 KB)
IX. Detailed Design Example (786 KB)
Appendix A. Detailed Procedure for Determing a Particle Size Distribution (370 KB)
Appendix B. Detailed Procedure for Determing an Erodibility Value (226 KB)
Appendix C. Basic Equations Used in Developing Design Nonographs (83 KB)
Appendix D. Estimating Cost of Treatment, Structures and Materials (274 KB)
Appendix E. Glossary (452 KB)