ALBRIGHT -- This week, surveyors hired by Friends of the Cheat started collecting data to study the feasibility of removing the Albright Dam and reconnecting the Cheat River from Parsons to Cheat Lake. “Before we move anything forward, first we need to figure out and collect the data ...
KINGWOOD — Removing the Albright Power Station Dam would reconnect the Cheat River from Parsons to Cheat Lake — almost 75 miles. Friends of Cheat, a Preston County nonprofit that has worked to restore and protect the Cheat River watershed for 28 years, is working toward the removal of ...
ROWLESBURG — For 20 years Trout for Cheat, Inc. has been stocking Cheat River, said Lorenza “Buzz” Halterman, executive vice president and treasurer for the nonprofit group. Halterman said the organization stocked 1,700 pounds of trout Thursday. He said most of the ...
[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=43850496" width="100%" height="200px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" ...
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 into Muddy Creek, which feeds into the Cheat River. West Virginia University ...
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 Friends of the Cheat remains concerned of what the aftermath means for the ecosystem. “We had this ...