05484nam 2200613Ia 450 991081218860332120200520144314.01-280-21260-897866102126060-309-54336-30-585-14911-9(CKB)111004366658514(OCoLC)44959364(CaPaEBR)ebrary10062981(SSID)ssj0000253991(PQKBManifestationID)11221054(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000253991(PQKBWorkID)10205368(PQKB)11405726(MiAaPQ)EBC3377029(Au-PeEL)EBL3377029(CaPaEBR)ebr10062981(CaONFJC)MIL21260(OCoLC)940510412(EXLCZ)9911100436665851419900306d1990 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSurface 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 Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19901 online resource (x, 159 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-309-04237-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-112).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 -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- HYDROLOGIC EVALUATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- 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.Strip miningEnvironmental aspectsGroundwaterPollutionGroundwater flowStrip miningEnvironmental aspects.GroundwaterPollution.Groundwater flow.628.1/683MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812188603321Surface coal mining effects on ground water recharge3973841UNINA