WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS AND RECLAMATION
WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands will hold two public meetings to discuss the
proposed 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. The following projects, referred to as the Fall 2024 Planning List, listed with
region and county locations, will be explained at the public meetings:
Project/PAD Name County Region
McConnell Portals & Drainage Phase 2 Barbour North
Pepper (Thomas) Landslide Barbour North
Camp Hope Highwall Barbour North
Weaver Portals and Drainage Phase III Barbour/Randolp h North
Browns Creek Portals – Phase 2 Harrison North
West Milford Landslide – Phase 2 Harrison North
Lambert Run Site 7 Phase II (Construction Only) Harrison North
Weston (Williams) Landslide Phase II Lewis North
Roanoke (Knight) AMD and HIghwall Lewis North
Morrison Mine Drainage Phase II Ohio North
Laurel Run Mine Shaft Phase II Preston North
Bull Highwall #1 Upshur North
Ashford (Javines) Portals Boone South
Price Branch (Hatfield) Refuse Boone South
Little Birch (Edgell) Portals Braxton South
Copen Run Highwall #3 Braxton South
Longacre Portals, Slide and Drainage Phase II Fayette South
Longacre Refuse Pile Phase II Fayette South
Smithers Billboard Drainage Fayette South
Tank Hollow Complex Fayette South
WVU Tech Drainage – Morris Creek
Stream Restoration Fayette/Kanawha South
Coalburg Open Portals Kanawha South
Crown Hill Portals and Drainage Kanawha South
Dry Branch (Arthur) Drainage Kanawha South
Dungriff HW and Portals Kanawha South
Holz Elementary School Portals,
Charleston (Hamlin) Portal Kanawha South
Opossum Hollow (Sizemore) Drainage Kanawha South
Shrewsbury (Pritt) Landslide Phase II Kanawha South
Walnut Street Portals and Drainage Kanawha South
Burton Portals Lincoln South
Vickers Branch (Butcher) Drainage Phase II Logan South
Holden Portals and Structures Phase II Logan South
Landville (McDonald) Portals and Strip Logan South
Chapel (Crawley) Drainage McDowell South
Filbert Refuse Pile McDowell South
Matewan UMF Design Mingo South
Williamson (Hight) Drainage Phase II Mingo South
Elk Creek (Stepp) Drainage Mingo South
Red Jacket School Portals Mingo South
Beckley (Halsey) Subsidence Raleigh South
McCreery Hollow East Raleigh South
Bartram Refuse Pile Wayne South
Big Laurel Portals Wayne South
East Lynn (office) Portals Wayne South
East Lynn (spring branch) Portals Wayne South
East Lynn Campground Portals Wayne South
East Lynn Lakeside Portals Wayne South
Kiah Creek Portals Wayne South
Wyoming County (Shumate) Airstrip Wyoming South
The above listed projects will be submitted to the Office of Surface Mining for funding
consideration. Public meetings to explain the projects will be conducted as follows:
South Region – Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 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 – Planning Supervisor, Southern Region,
304-414-1204, [email protected].
North Region – Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Fairmont – WV DEP, Office of Abandoned
Mine Lands and Reclamation, 1000 Technology Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554, Suite
3220. 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Contact
Steven Hincks – Planning Supervisor, Northern Region, 304-842.1900,
[email protected].
An option for virtual attendance will be provided. If planning to attend virtually, please
contact the individuals identified above, or Megan Jones at 304-848-2085,
[email protected] for access. Should you not be able to attend the meeting,
please contact one of the listed individuals regardingadditional opportunities to
discuss the project(s).
INT & NR-June 17 & 24, 2025