FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2001
ODNR TACKLING RECORD NUMBER OF ABANDONED MINE PROJECTS
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) plans to have a record of nearly $10 million in abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation projects ready for bid this summer. Included are 38 projects in 19 eastern and southeastern Ohio counties.
"We have committed ourselves to an ambitious restoration schedule, providing important benefits to eastern Ohio in regards to public health and safety, the environment and the economy," said ODNR Director Sam Speck. "These 38 projects represent more AML construction activity in Ohio than in any other single year over the past decade."
Abandoned mines in 19 eastern and southeastern Ohio counties are on the project bid list. Among the largest are a $1.4 million clean up at the Rehoboth III coal refuse pile in Perry County and a $1 million strip mine restoration at the Nibert Road AML site in Gallia County. Strip mine reclamation and mine drainage improvements on three pieces of private property in Gallia and Meigs counties are expected to cost another $650,000.
Administered by the ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management, Ohio's AML program is funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior and state grants, as well as bond monies forfeited by former mine operators.
The AML program reclaims areas disturbed by mining operations, primarily coal mining operations, that were not restored in accordance with today's stringent reclamation requirements. Most pre-date those requirements. Program emphasis is given to sites responsible for the highest priority public health and safety problems and environmental concerns.
EDITORS NOTE: SEE BELOW LIST OF PROJECTS
For Further Information Contact:
Terry Van Offeren, ODNR Mineral Resources Management
(614) 265-1094
-or-
Jane Beathard, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6860
2001 ODNR ABANDONED MINES PROJECTS
|
| County |
Location |
Scope of Work |
Amount |
|
Perry
|
Rehoboth III |
coal refuse clean up |
$1,420,000
|
 |
Blue Jay
|
seal two mine entries |
$30,000 |
|
Corning |
correct mine drainage and subsidence near a village park |
$90,000 |
|
Teal |
correct pot hole subsidence near town of Rehoboth |
$40,000 |
|
Van Atta |
subsidence prevention project in New Lexington neighborhood |
$450,000 |
|
Harrison
|
Rumley |
back fill dangerous high wall adjacent to state road |
$500,000 |
|
Germano |
back fill dangerous high wall adjacent to state road |
$410,000 |
|
Noble
|
Ridgeland |
reclamation of strip mine to prevent sedimentation and flooding |
$450,000 |
|
Middleburg |
reclamation of strip mine |
$250,000 |
|
Enoch TR 292 |
reclamation of strip mine |
$430,000 |
|
Coshocton
|
Wills Creek |
drainage correction to previously completed project to prevent flooding |
$10,000 |
|
Muskingum
|
El Camino Drive |
subsidence prevention in Zanesville neighborhood |
$300,000 |
|
Gallia
|
Nibert Road |
reclamation of strip mine |
$1,000,000 |
|
Jones-Venoy properties |
strip mine reclamation and mine drainage improvements |
$650,000 |
|
Morgan
|
Marcoll Mine |
open shaft to be sealed and deteriorating surface support structure demolished |
$60,000 |
|
Columbiana
|
Salineville |
seal nine mine entries |
$28,000 |
|
Dixon property |
intercept subsurface mine drainage affecting a home |
$60,000 |
|
Ferris D-43 |
reclamation of forfeited strip mine |
$30,000 |
|
Jefferson
|
Applegate Road |
correct landslide affecting township road |
$157,000 |
|
Goat Hill Mine |
correct three pot hole subsidence features |
$45,000 |
|
Tuscarawas
|
Midvale Gob |
extinguish burning coal refuse pile |
$68,000 |
|
State Route 800 in Dennison |
interception and conveyance of deep mine drainage to prevent highway flooding |
$224,000 |
|
Farr property
|
correct acid mine drainage in Huff Run watershed |
$195,000 |
|
Stark
|
Mahoney property
|
seal trash-filled mine shaft |
$25,000 |
|
K&R D105 |
reclamation of forfeited strip mine |
$270,000 |
|
Trumbull
|
Vienna Shaft |
stabilize water-filled mine shaft |
$40,000 |
|
Meigs
|
East Second Street in Pomeroy |
seal four mine opening and correct acid mine drainage affecting commercial structure |
$40,000 |
|
Belmont
|
Webb |
upgrade of existing under-drain system to intercept acid mine drainage near homes |
$145,000 |
|
Crescent |
eroding coal refuse pile to be reclaimed |
$210,000 |
|
Lick Run |
acid mine drainage (project in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ODNR Division of Wildlife) |
$798,000 |
|
Hardy Coal |
reclamation of forfeited strip mine |
$240,000 |
|
Lawrence
|
Little Storms Creek
|
correction of flooding from mine sediment and stream restoration |
$500,000 |
|
SEO Underground
|
interception of acid mine drainage affecting numerous structures |
$50,000 |
|
Wayne
|
Hollow Ridge Road |
subsidence prevention project in neighborhood with past problems |
$350,000 |
|
Summit
|
Dover |
clay mine reclamation on Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area |
$200,000 |
|
Carroll
|
Linden |
acid mine drainage abatement in Huff Run watershed |
$320,000 |
|
Athens
|
Carbondale 2 |
acid mine drainage abatement in cooperation with Raccoon Creek Improvement Committee to improve wetland |
$368,000 |
|