Mine
ReclamationUsing
Dredged
Materials
and
Coal
Ash
State
of
New
York
/
State
of
New
Jersey
Clean
Ocean
and
Shore
Trust
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
Consolidated
Technologies,
Inc.
USA
1
$
20
Billion
into
economy/
year
167,000
jobs.
2
PORT
OF
NY/
NJ
Natural
Depth:
6m.

5
Million
cubic
meters
/
year
O&
M
dredging.
16m
water
required
by
2009;

16m
water
required
by
2009;

@
100
million
cubic
meters;@

100
million
cubic
meters;

$
3.2
Billion
Dollars
in
next
10
$
3.2
Billion
Dollars
in
next
10
years.

years.
3
4
Elk
Tioga
Erie
Potter
York
Centre
Berks
Bradford
Butler
Pike
Bedford
Lycoming
Warren
Clinton
Somerset
Clearfield
McKean
Indiana
Luzerne
Fayette
CrawfordWayne
Blair
Perry
LancasterChester
Bucks
Mercer
Franklin
Cambria
Clarion
Greene
Monroe
Schuylkill
Venango
Huntingdon
Adams
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Washington
Allegheny
Forest
Fulton
Dauphin
Susquehanna
Beaver
Armstrong
Mifflin
Juniata
Sullivan
Carbon
Union
Columbia
Lehigh
Snyder
Cumberland
Cameron
Lebanon
Wyoming
Montgomery
Lawrence
Lackawanna
NorthumberlandNorthampton
Delaware
Montour
Philadelphia
050100MilesN
EW
S
Abandoned
Coal
Mine
Problem
Areas
5
6
Port­
Side
Processing
Facility
7
Processing
Facility
Barge
Off­
loading
Hydraulic
crane
loading
hopper
with
raw
dredged
material
8
Processing
Facility
Pre­
Amended
Dredged
Material
9
10
Mine
Reclamation
Dredged
material
being
unloaded
after
arriving
by
rail
at
Bark
Camp
Rail
Off­
loading
Process
11
Mine
Reclamation
Bark
Camp
Processing
Facility
12
13
Mine
Reclamation
Material
Placement
Process
Mixed
product
is
allowed
to
air
dry
for
2­
3
days
before
it
is
spread
and
compacted
as
shown
on
lower
bench
(
right
side)
14
15
16
17
Mine
Reclamation
Material
Placement
Process
Material
in
place
after
spreading
and
roller
compacting
18
Material
Placement
Process
19
Bark
Camp
Site
­
2001
View
of
Bark
Camp
reclaimed
area
with
revegetation
20
Monitoring
­
Dredged
Material
°
In­
Place
in
Harbor
°
Arriving
By
Rail
°
Final
Pugmill
Blend
°
Inorganics
°
Pesticides
°
PCBs
°
Volatile
Organic
Compounds
°
Semi­
Volatile
Organic
Compounds
°
Dioxins
/
Furans
General
Categories
of
Analysis
21
22
Monitoring
­
Water
Quality
Impact
°
Historical
Monitoring
Data
°
Surface
Water
°
Streams
°
Springs
°
Pond
Discharge
°
Ground
Water
°
6
Monitoring
Wells
­
Downgradient
of
Placement
Area
°
12
Domestic
Wells
23
Analytical
Results
for
Water
­
Inorganic
18,553520TOTAL
2,49169Domestic
Wells
3,871108Monitoring
Wells
12,191343Surface
Water
Points
#
of
Analysis
Testing
Positive
#
of
Individual
Tests
#
of
Samples
24
Analytical
Results
for
Water
­

Pesticides
04,509227TOTAL
01,22264Domestic
Wells
01,26563Monitoring
Wells
02,022100Surface
Water
Points
#
of
Analysis
Testing
Positive
#
of
Individual
Tests
#
of
Samples
25
Analytical
Results
for
Water
­
PCBs
TOTAL
Domestic
Wells
Monitoring
Wells
Surface
Water
Points
197
46
59
92
#
of
Samples
1,182
276
354
552
#
of
Individual
Tests
0
0
0
0
#
of
Analysis
Testing
Positive
26
Analytical
Results
for
Water
­
Volatile
Organic
Compounds
TOTAL
Domestic
Wells
Monitoring
Wells
Surface
Water
Points
165
59
71
35
#
of
Samples
10,593
3,791
4,553
2,249
#
of
Individual
Tests
0
0
0
0
#
of
Analysis
Testing
Positive
27
Analytical
Results
for
Water
­
Semi­

Volatile
Organic
Compounds
TOTAL
Domestic
Wells
Monitoring
Wells
Surface
Water
Points
230
59
72
109
#
of
Samples
26,448
5,954
7,933
12,561
#
of
Individual
Tests
0
0
0
0
#
of
Analysis
Testing
Positive
28
29
30
31
32
The
Future
°
Dredge
Sediment
Material
has
proven
suitable
for
use
in
reclamation
at
Bark
Camp
Run
°
No
harmful
components
have
been
found
in
the
material
°
Monitoring
will
continue
beyond
the
reclamation
°
PADEP
may
issue
a
statewide
GENERALPERMITfor
use
of
processed
dredged
material
for
mine
reclamation.

°
Provides
a
needed
source
of
NO
COSTmaterial
that
could
reclaim
THOUSANDSof
acres
of
abandoned
mine
lands.

°
Other
technologies
&
applications
for
dredged
material
will
be
investigated
and
demonstrated.
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