{"id":3952,"date":"2022-11-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solinst.com\/onthelevel-news\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2022-12-13T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T21:38:06","slug":"reclaiming-and-remediating-abandoned-mine-drainage-for-clean-water-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solinst.com\/onthelevel-news\/water-level-monitoring\/water-level-datalogging\/reclaiming-and-remediating-abandoned-mine-drainage-for-clean-water-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaiming And Remediating Abandoned Mine Drainage For Clean Water Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coal mining began in Pennsylvania over 250 years ago, and today it still supplies 60 per cent of the fuel for the state\u2019s electric power generation\u2014the fourth largest coal-producing state in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite efforts such as the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA, 1977), over 5000 miles of Pennsylvania\u2019s streams remain polluted by abandoned mine drainage1<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tunnel discharge from abandoned mine in Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania merging with treated wastewater<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1<\/sup>http:\/\/epcamr.org\/storage\/Abandoned_Mine_Land_Pgm_Fact_Sheet.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1996, the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR<\/a>) was established to facilitate the reclamation and remediation of land and water polluted by past mining practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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