Wetlands and Longwall Mining

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Executive Summary: What This Report Is About

Preface: Who Should Read This Report

II. Wetlands In Southwestern Pennsylvania

III. Environmental Protection In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Wetland Regulation
Delegation of Chapter 105 Responsibilities to BMR

IV. Longwall Coal Mining in Pennsylvania
            Longwall Mining Effects on Surface Water Resources
            Wetland Creation by Subsidence
            Wetland Creation for Impact Mitigation

V. Wetland Protection in the Regulations
What the Regulations Require

VI. Wetland Protection in the Underground Mine Permit Application

Module 1: Application

Module 2: General Information

Module 3: Ownership/Compliance

Module 4: Areas Where Mining Is Restricted

Module 5: Property Interests

Module 6: Operation Plan

Module 7: Geologic Information

Module 8: Hydrology

Module 9: Waste Disposal and Sewage

Module 10: Surface Activity Site Maps

Module 11: Land Use, Vegetation, Farmlands

Module 12: Erosion and Sediment Controls

Module 13: Wastewater Treatment Systems

Module 14: Streams and Wetlands 37

Module 15: Mine Openings

Module 16: Impoundments

Module 17: Air Pollution and Noise Control

Module 18: Subsidence Control

Module 19: Underground Mine Plan Maps

Module 20: Reclamation Plan

Module 21: Reclamation Cost Estimates

Module 22: Underground Disposal/Backstowing

Module 23: In-Situ Processing

      Module 24: Impact Statement for High Quality Waters

      Appendix A: Permit Transfer
      Permit Revisions and Renewals
      Applications for Related Mining Facilities
      Review and Comment by Other Agencies and the Public
      Permit Approvals
      Proposed Underground Mine Application Form
      Section VI Summary

VII. General Summary And Conclusions

VIII. Opportunities For Change

IX. Recommendations

Authorship and Acknowledgments

References

Appendix A. Memoranda of Understanding
Bureau of Dams - 1-2-3 | PA Game Commission - 1-2-3-4-5 | PA Fish & Boat Commission - 1-2-3-4-5