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If you do not have the reader, click on the Adobe Acrobat Reader button to download. Air Quality and Visibility Impacts of Powder River Basin Coal Mining at Badlands National Park Prepared by McVehil-Monnett Associates, Inc. Englewood, Colorado for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. ACMLRP Project WYDEQ9550 Determination of Contribution to Cumulative Groundwater Impacts from Coalbed Methane Development and Surface Coal Mining Prepared for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. Ecology of the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Coal Mining Landscape of Wyoming's Powder River Basin By Thunderbird Wildlife Consulting, Inc. for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. Determination of Variances for Maximum and Minimum Transmissivities of Anisotropic Aquifers from Multiple Well Pumping Test Data Prepared for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. Frequency Domain Conditional Simulation Using the Fast Fourier Transform with Recently Developed Consistency Conditions Prepared for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. Guide to Kemmerer Coal Company Records Located in Kemmerer, Wyoming 1897-1950 Accession Number 93DN1. Prepared by Peter Malmberg on August 1993 for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. The Importance of Solid and Solution Selenium Speciation in Mobility and Plant Uptake of Selenium From Wyoming Coal Mine Land Reclamation, October 30, 1995. This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). Long-Term Stability of Designed Ephemeral Channels at Reclaimed Coal Mines, Wyoming Submitted by Western Water Consultants, 611 Skyline Road, Laramie, Wyoming 82070 for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. ACMLRP Project WYDEQ9550 Measurement of Vertical Pressure Generated from Shaped Charge Explosive Prepared by Charles R. Barnhart, Industrial Alchemy for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. Playa Plant Community Patterns and Compositions in the Powder River Basin of Northeast Wyoming Prepared for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. Relationship Between Soil Selenium Concentrations and Selenium Uptake By Vegetation on Surface Coal Mine Lands in Wyoming, October 30, 1995. This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). Stability Evaluation for Designed Ephemeral Channels in Wyoming Submitted by Western Water Consultants, 611 Skyline Road, Laramie, Wyoming 82070 for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. ACMLRP Project WYDEQ9550 Strategies for Establishment of Big Sagebrush (Artemisia Tridentata SSP. Wyomingensis) on Wyoming Mined Lands Gerald E. Schuman; D. Terrance Booth; High Plains Grasslands Research Station, USDA, Agricultural Research Service , 8408 Hildreth Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009, March 23, 1998 for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. ACMLRP Project WYDEQ9550 Utilization of Sawmill By-Products and Gypsum to Revegetate Sodic Bentonite Mine Spoils by Gerald E. Schuman for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. ACMLRP Project WYDEQ9550 Toxicologic Evaluation of Chronic Selenosis in Wyoming Herbivores Prepared for the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). This publication is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for ACMLRP. Final Report 12-30-96. Other Publications Aquifer Parameter Investigations of the Wasatch and Fort Union Formations in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, Utilizing MODFLOWP. By Michael P. Brenneis. A thesis submitted to the Department of Geology and Geophysics and The Graduate School of The University of Wyoming in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in GEOLOGY, Laramie, Wyoming December, 1997. Coal Mine Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania Flow Origin, Drainage Area, and Hydrologic Characteristics for Headwater Streams in the Moutaintop Coal-Mining Region of Southern West Virginia, 2000-01, Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4300;by Katherine S. Paybins, USGS and in cooperation with Office of Surface Mining and the Environment Protection Agency. Geohydrologic Evaluation of the Upper Part of the Mesaverde Group, Northwestern Colorado, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4020; by S.G. Robson, U.S. Geological Survey and Michael Stewart, Industrial Compliance, Inc. Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Mined Land Reclamation Division, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO, 1990. Geomorphic, Hydrologic, and Erosion Data For Selected Reclaimed Hillslopes, the Seneca II Mine, Routt County, Colorado, October 1988-July 1990. Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4096; by J.G. Elliott. Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Mined Land Reclamation Division , Denver, CO, 1993. Passive Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage, By Robert S. Hedin, Robert W. Narin, and Robert L. P. Kleinmann, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Information Circular, IC 9389, 1994. Ponds - Planning, Design, Construction, United States, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resouces Conservation Service, Agriculture Handbook Number 590, Issued June 1982, Revised September 1997. Procedures Recommended for Overburden and Hydrologic Studies of Surface Mines - Thunder Basin Project This report outlines the kind of information required to evaluate the soils, overburden, and hydrology so that appropriate land management decisions can be made regarding the selection of mineral lease sites, the development of lease stipulations, and the formulation of mining and reclamation plans. Pumped-Slurry Backfilling of Abandoned Coal Mine Workings for Subsidence Control at Rock Springs, WY, G. J. Colaizzi, R. H. Whaite, and D. L. Donner, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines Information Circular/IC 8846, 1981 Relation of Compaction and Soil Physical Parameters to Productivity of Reclaimed Soils, Final Report, Project GR896381, January 31, 1993. Prepared by: Dr. Stephen A. Schroeder, Soil Scientist and Dr. Kevin C. Vining, Associate Soil Scientist, North Dakota State University, Land Reclamation Research Center. A Report on Reclamation Research in North Dakota: An Inventory of Projects, Publications, and Future Research Needs, Prepared by Reclamation Research Advisory Committee (RRAC) and North Dakota Public Service Commission (NDPSC), Revised Edition, 1996 Techniques to Reduce Soil Compaction in Reclaimed Soils Final Report, Project GR896211, December 31, 1991. Prepared by the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky: Lee W. Saperstein, Department of Mining Engineering, Richard J. Sweigard, Department of Mining Engineering, Larry G. Wells, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Richard I. Barnhisel, Department of Agronomy, Debra L. Simpson, Department of Mining Engineering. |