WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS AND RECLAMATION
Public meetings will be conducted to describe proposed Abandoned Mine Land reclamation projects, which have as their objective the alleviation of health, safety and environmental problems created by coal mines abandoned prior to August 3, 1977. Information regarding these projects, including required NEPA documentation, can be obtained from the WVDEP at 304-926-0485. The following projects listed with county locations will be explained at the public meetings:
Project Name County
Brownton Refuse #2 Barbour County
Blue Knob Complex Clay County
Carbondale (Hill) Portals Ph. II Fayette County
Clarksburg (Post) Landslide Harrison County
Horners Run Portals Harrison County
Smith Run Portal Harrison County
Paint Branch Complex Kanawha County
Upland Run (Harrison) AMD & Drainage Lewis County
Weston (Curtis) Landslide Lewis County
Ethel Hollow (Vance) Refuse & Portals Ph. II Logan County
Gladesville Road Portal Monongalia County
Laurel Point (Travinski) Mine Openings Monongalia County
Valley Camp Mine Facilities Ohio County
Dinkenberger Road (Wyatt) Water Problems Preston County
Lick Run 5 Preston County
Little Sandy Creek Subsidence Preston County
Sullivan Refuse & Clogged Stream Raleigh County
These projects will be submitted to the Federal Office of Surface Mining for funding consideration.
Public meetings to explain the projects will be conducted as follows:
Wednesday, November 10, 2021, Bridgeport-WV DEP, Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation, 101 Cambridge Place, Bridgeport, WV 26330, 2:00 p.m.-4:00p.m. Contact Jonathan Knight or Robert Stuart, 304-842-1900.
Thursday, November 11, 2021, Charleston – WV DEP, Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304, 2:00 p.m.-4:00p.m. Contact Jeff Davis, 304-926-0485.