Hydrologic Considerations for Permitting and Liability Release
Author:
Mid-Continent Technology Development and Transfer Team
Date Published:
06/2007
Description:
Coal mining, like any other activity that significantly disturbs earth materials, has the potential to
adversely affect the quality and quantity of surface and ground water within the vicinity of the mining operations. Adverse impacts may include decreased water availability, increased mineralization and changes in stream loading. Proper planning of the mining operations, along with contemporaneous reclamation, can greatly decrease or prevent unwanted effects and restore or enhance premining hydrologic conditions.
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