A Manual for Training Reclamation Inspectors in the Fundamentals of Hydrology

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A Manual for Training Reclamation Inspectors in the Fundamentals of Hydrology by Willie R. Curtis, Kenneth L. Dyer, and George P. Williams, Jr., U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, 1835 Big Hill Road, Berea, Kentucky 40403.

This handbook was prepared by personnel of the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station's Surface Mine Reclamation Research Project in Berea, Kentucky. Its development was made possible by funding from the Office of Surface Mining, U. S. Department of the Interior.

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Abstract, Contents (333 KB)
Section 1: Permit Application Information (267 KB)
Section 2: Hydrologic Aspects of the Permit Application Package (472 KB)
Section 3: On-Site Indicators of Hydrologic Problems (382 KB)
Section 4: Control of Water and Water Quality (673 KB)
Section 5: Techniques and Devices Used to Control Drainage and Erosion (374 KB)
Section 6: Sampling Site Selection and Sampling Frequency (393 KB)
Section 7: Sampling (382 KB)
Section 8: Sampling Preparation, Treatment, Documentation, and Field Analysis (597 KB)
Section 9: Sampling Equipment (361 KB)
Section 10: Inspection: Procedures and Pitfalls (344 KB)
References (183 KB)
Appendix A - The Hydrologic Cycle (478 KB)
Appendix B - Water Data Collection and Analysis (367 KB)
Appendix C - Acid Mine Drainage (154 KB)
Appendix D - Quick-Reference Field Guides for Water Quality Sampling (358 KB)
Appendix E - Glossary of Geohydrologic Terms (1.24 MB)
References for Glossary of Geohydrologic Terms (185 KB)