PROCEEDINGS THIRD ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM
MAY 1982
Co-sponsored by:
WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE
WEST VIRGINIA MINING & RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
SHERATON INN, CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
PROGRAM
“ACID MINE DRAINAGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT” |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:45 – 9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks David C. Callaghan Director, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, WV |
| 9:15 – 9:35 a.m. | “The Role of The Acid Mine Drainage Technical Advisory Committee In Advancing West Virginia’s Coal Industry” Dr. Frank T. Caruccio Associate Professor of Geology University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 9:35 – 9:55 a.m. | “Surface Mine Revegetation and Acid Mine Drainage” Dr. John C. Sencindiver Assistant Professor of Agronomy Division of Plant & Soil Sciences West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| 9:55 – 10:15 a.m. | “Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage” Dr. Robert Kleinmann Supervisory Geologist U.S. Bureau of Mines Research Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:05 a.m. | “A Method For Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage” Dr. A. H. Stiller Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering Department West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| 11:05 – 11:20 a.m. | “The Development of A Predictive Model For Acid Generation From Coal and Coal Associated Rocks” Dr. J. J. Renton Professor of Geology West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| 11:20 – 11:40 a.m. | “Surface Mine Hydrology” Dr. Gwendelyn Geidel |
| 11:40 a.m. 12:00 Noon | “Question & Answer” AMDTAC Panel |
| 12:00 Noon 1:15 p.m. | Luncheon |
| 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. | “Legislative Affairs” Benjamin C. Greene President, West Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Association, Charleston, WV |
| 1:45 – 2:15. p.m | “Applied Technology” Hans E. Naumann Chief Engineer Island Creek Coal Company Craigsville, WV |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m | “Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage by Surface Sealing Technology” Dr. Edward G. Foree President Commonwealth Technology, Inc. Lexington, KY |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m | Break |
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m | “Modification of Acid Mine Drainage in a Freshwater Wet land” Dr. Gerald Lang Associate Professor West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV R. Kelman Wieder Graduate Research Assistant West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Alfred E. Whitehouse Environmental Engineer Buffalo Coal Company, Bayard, WV |
| 3:45 – 4:15 p.m | “The Determination of Probable Hydrologic Consequences By Acid Base Accounting and Simulated Weathering Columns – Practical Approach to Field Applications” John W. Sturm President Sturm Environmental Services Bridgeport, West Virginia 2633 |
SPEAKERS
| Mr. David C. Callaghan, Director West Virginia Department of Natural Resources 1800 Washington Street, East Charleston, West Virginia 25305 (304) 348-2754 |
Mr. Hans E. Naumann, Chief Engineer Island Creek Coal Company Northern Division P. 0. Drawer 75 Craigsville, West Virginia 26205 (304) 742-5502 |
| Dr. Frank T. Caruccio Associate Professor Department of Geology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208 (803) 777-4512 or 6878 |
Dr. J. J. Renton Professor of Geology Department of Geology West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5603 |
| Dr. Edward G. Foree, President Commonwealth Technology, Inc. 2520 Regency Road – Suite 104 Lexington, Kentucky 40503 (606) 276-3506 |
Dr. John C. Sencindiver Assistant Professor of Agronomy Division of Plant & Soil Sciences College of Agriculture & Forestry West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-6256 |
| Dr. Gwendelyn Geidel Research Fellow Department of Geology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208 (803) 77-4511 or 6878 |
Dr. Alfred H. Stiller Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering West Virginia University Evansdale Campus Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5398 |
| Mr. Benjamin C. Greene, President West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association 1624 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25311 (304) 346-5318 |
Mr. John W. Sturm, President Sturm Environmental Services P. 0. Box 650 Bridgeport, West Virginia 26330 (304) 623-6549 |
| Dr. Robert Kleinmann Supervisory Geologist U.S. Bureau of Mines Research Center P. 0. Box 18070 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236 (412) 675-6555 |
Mr. R. Kelman Wieder Graduate Research Assistant Department of Biology West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5201 |
| Dr. Gerald Lang Associate Professor Department of Biology West- Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 (304) 293-5201 |
Mr. Alfred E. Whitehouse Environmental Engineer Buffalo Coal Company P. 0. Box 282 Bayard, West Virginia 26707 (304) 693-7642 |
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