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FY2005 FRED Database Project Description:

Project Information

 

 

Project Title:

Demonstrating a Market-Based Approach to the Reclamation of Mined Lands in West Virginia - Phase II

 

Project I.D.:

DE-FC26-02NT41899

 

FE Program:

FE-Wide Solicitations

 

Research Type:

Applied Research        

 

Funding Memorandum:

Cooperative Agree't (nonCCT) - Tech R&D

 

 

Project Performer

 

 

Performer Type:

Large Business

 

Performer:

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) - Palo Alto

 

Performer Address:


3412 Hillview Ave

 

Other Project Team Members:

 

 

 

Project Dates

 

 

Project Start Date:

1-Oct-03

 

Project End Date:

31-Dec-05

 

 

Project Location

 

 

City:

Palo Alto

 

State:

CA

 

ZIP Code:

94304-1395

 

Congressional District:

14

 

Responsible FE Site:

NETL

 

 

Project Contact

 

 

Name:

Goodrich-Mahoney, John W.

 

Telephone:

(202) 293-7516

 

Fax Number:

(202) 293-2697

 

Email Address:

jmahoney@epri.com

 

 

DOE/FE Contact

 

 

Name:

Brickett, Lynn

 

Telephone Number:

(412) 386-6574

 

Site Location:

NETL

 

Email Address:

lynn.brickett@netl.doe.gov        

 

 

Cost & Funding Info.

 

 

Total Estimated Cost:

$494,519

 

DOE Share:

$361,282

 

Non-DOE Share:

$133,237

 

 

Project Description

 

 

Project Description:

The objectives of this project are to demonstrate the efficacy of a market-based approach for reclaiming abandoned mined lands (AML) and increase the quantity of AML that is reclaimed.  A market-based approach seeks to develop multiple ecological asset values on land; including water quality; carbon and species; and thus represents a new way to approach AML reclamation that goes beyone carbon sequestration value.

 

Project Background:

Historical coal mining operations in the Appalacian region (West Virginia; Pennsylvania; Kentucky; Virginia; Ohio; Kentucky) have resulted in a large quantity of environmentally degraded land.  These abandoned mine lands (AML) were mined prior to any Federal or State regulations that required post-mining land beficiation/remediation.  These AML sites often have acidic discharges and poor quality soils.  Therefore; often times the vegetation is limited to ground shrubbery and grass cover.



The states that have been most impacted by past mining practices don't have significant funds to remediate these sites to their original pre-mined condition.  The objective of this project will beneficiate an AML site by treating an acidic discharge by constructing a passive treatment system; remediating acidic soils by applying fly ash from a power plant owned by Allegheny Energy and planting trees to sequester carbon.  Upon completion of all of this work; calculations will be made to determine how many ecological assests have been created including water; air; soil and habitat.  At the completion of this project; GreenVest will attempt to calculate a value for all of these assests.



If succesful; EcoAssest development could be a way to see many of the AML sites remediated.

 

Project Accomplishments:

[NOTE: Updated information not available beginning 2004]

28-Sep-04:
Accomplishment: Passive Treatment System Constructed
Description: The limestone channel construction was completed and is now treating water at the site.  The pH of the water that was entering the receiving stream has improved significantly by channeling the water through the passive treatment system.

 

 

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