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
Blue Knob Complex Clay
Carbondale (Hill) Portals Ph. II Fayette
Clarksburg (Post) Landslide Harrison
Horners Run Portals Harrison
Smith Run Portal Harrision
Paint Branch Complex Kanawha
Upland Run (Harrison) AMD & Drainage Lewis
Weston (Curtis) Landslide Lewis
Ethel Hollow (Vance) Refuse & Portals Ph. II Logan
Gladesville Road Portal Monongalia
Laurel Point (Travinski) Mine Openings Monongalia
Valley Camp Mine Facilities Ohio
Dinkenberger Road (Wyatt) Water Problems Preston
Lick Run 5 Preston
Little Sandy Creek Subsidence Preston
Sullivan Refuse & Clogged Stream Raleigh
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:
Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Charleston- WV DEP, Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Contact Jeff Davis, 304-926-0485
Wednesday, November 10, 2021, Bridgeport- WV DEP, Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation, 101 Cambridge Place, Bridgeport, WV 26330, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Contact Jonathan Knight or Robert Stuart, 304-842-1900.
Int. Oct. 15, 22, 2021