Surface coal mining effects on ground water recharge / Committee on Ground Water Recharge in Surface-Mined Areas, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board. Committee on Ground Water Recharge in Surface-Mined Areas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strip mining--Environmental aspects.

Strip mining.

Groundwater--Pollution.

Groundwater.

Groundwater flow.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 159 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Surface Coal Mining Effects on Ground Water Recharge

Copyright

Preface

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Legal and Regulatory Framework

THE FEDERAL SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 AND "RECHARGE CAPACITY

Introduction

History and Context

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1974

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1975

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

Interpretation and Action Subsequent to Passage of SMCRA

Consequences of the Provision

KENTUCKY AND OSM ROLES

CHAPTER CONCLUSIONS

3 Hydrology of Ground Water Recharge

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

OCCURRENCE AND MOVEMENT OF GROUND WATER

GROUND WATER RECHARGE

FRACTURED ROCK HYDROLOGY

4 Pre-Mining Conditions in Coal Mining Regions of the United States

EASTERN COAL PROVINCE

INTERIOR COAL PROVINCE

GULF COAL PROVINCE

NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS COAL PROVINCE

Decker Mine, Montana

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COAL PROVINCE

PACIFIC COAST COAL PROVINCE

5 Mining: Methods and Impacts

OVERVIEW OF SURFACE MINING, SPOIL HANDLING, AND RECLAMATION

Contour Mining

Mountaintop Removal

Area Mining

Common Features of Three Mining Methods

MINESOIL PROPERTIES

ACTIVE SURFACE MINING EFFECTS ON RECHARGE

Appalachian Coal Basin

Summer Operations

Winter Mining

Western Coal Basins

Surficial Recharge Processes

Deep Recharge Processes

RECLAMATION EFFECTS ON RECHARGE AND ON WATER QUALITY

Water Quantity

Water Quality

CONTROL OF ADVERSE EFFECTS OF COAL SURFACE MINING ON GROUND WATER QUALITY

6 Quantifying Ground Water Recharge

TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING GROUND WATER RECHARGE

APPLICATION OF TECHNIQUES TO SURFACE MINING SITES

Water-Budget Methods

Vadose Zone Flux Measurements

Water Table Fluctuation Measurements

Stream Hydrograph Separation

Geochemical Techniques.

Numerical Modeling

CONCLUSION

7 Conclusions and Recommendations

GROUND WATER RECHARGE CAPACITY INTERPRETED

RECOMMENDATION

HYDROLOGIC EVALUATIONS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

References

Appendix A Glossary

Appendix B Legal Background

B1. The Legislative History of SMCRA

B2. Context of Recharge Capacity Provision As Introduced In 1973

B3. SMCRA of 1977 Versions of Sections in Appendix B2

B4. OSM Hydrologic Information and Balance Regulations

B5. Ground Water Provisions in Kentucky Application Form

Appendix C Other Land Use Change Effects on Recharge

Appendix D Water Quality Issues Associated with Surface Coal Mining

GROUND WATER QUALITY: EFFECTS OF COAL SURFACE MINING

Water Quality Criteria

Factors Affecting the Quality of Ground Water

Important Oxidation Reactions

Buffering Reactions, Salinity Production, and Sulfate Precipitation

Cation Exchange and Adsorption

Transport of Solutes

Biogeochemical Reactions

Onsite Disposal of Wastes

Monitoring and Assessing Ground Water Quality Impacts

Monitoring Ground Water Quality

Pre-Mining Overburden Assessment to Evaluate Impacts

CONTROLLING WATER QUALITY

Controlling Acid Mine Drainage

Re-Mining to Control Water Quality

DISCUSSION

Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-112).

ISBN:

9786610212606

9781280212604

1280212608

9780309543361

0309543363

9780585149110

0585149119

OCLC:

44959364