KINGWOOD – Concerns caused by the blowout at the T&T mine last week are not over, according to Amanda Pitzer, Director of Friends of the Cheat. “We don’t know what’s […]
Tag: acid mine drainage
Postcast 62 – March 12, 2021
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Returning to Neutral
WVU Today Heavy rains last week pummeled the region hard enough to overwhelm an acid mine drainage treatment plant’s plumbing system in Preston County, causing the discharge of untreated water […]
Friends of the Cheat concerned over impact on ecosystem following former mine discharge incident
Stream conditions for Muddy Creek and the Cheat River are returning to normal following a recent discharge of untreated water related to the former T&T Mine in Preston County, but […]
Muddy Creek, Cheat River conditions return to normal
Newsroom@DominionPost.com ALBRIGHT — Sampling conducted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection indicates that stream conditions for Muddy Creek and the Cheat River are returning to normal after a […]
DEP investigates mine blowout that sends acidic drainage into Muddy Creek, Cheat River
ALBRIGHT — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a blowout from the former T&T Mine Complex that is discharging into the confluence of Muddy Creek and the […]
Water group opposes mine company dump plan
NEWBURG — The Save the Tygart Watershed Association (STTWA), along with the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, is opposing a permit revision that would allow Leer Mining in […]
Friends of the Cheat aims to build educational trail to Lick Run portals
MORGANTOWN — As Friends of the Cheat develop the Cheat River Rail-Trail next year, they hope to build a spur trail up to the site of the single largest contributor […]
Lexington Coal proposal disappoints families
Contract does not cover lifetime water service payments NEWBURG — A proposal to provide a permanent water source for four Newburg families whose wells were compromised by seepage from the […]
DEP opens bids for bridge to access planned Richard Mine treatment plant
MORGANTOWN — A proposed Richard Mine discharge treatment plant has moved a step forward, with the Department of Environmental Protection recently opening bids to build a bridge across Deckers Creek […]
