Tag: U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

U.S. Secretary of Interior to Visit Surface Mines

U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell is visiting surface mining and mine land reclamation projects in West Virginia.Joining her on Friday's tour is…

U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell is visiting surface mining and mine land reclamation projects in West Virginia.

Joining her on Friday’s tour is Joseph Pizarchik, director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The officials will receive briefings from state and industry officials on production and reclamation technologies.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is charged with balancing the nation’s need for continued domestic coal production with protection of the environment.

US Agency Rejects Funding for W.Va. Water Projects

Proposals to fund drinking water projects in four West Virginia counties have been rejected by federal regulators. The rejected projects are funded with…

Proposals to fund drinking water projects in four West Virginia counties have been rejected by federal regulators.
 
The rejected projects are funded with money from the Abandoned Mine Land program. But federal officials say West Virginia hasn’t shown that the projects are really aimed at remedying water supply damage caused by coal mining before passage of a 1977 strip mining law.
 
The Charleston Gazette reports that the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement said Thursday it is “impossible” at present for federal officials to approve the projects. They include the construction of water lines in Logan, Nicholas, Preston and Wyoming counties.
 
The DEP said it’s working with local water systems, consultants and the OSM to provide additional data for the projects that were rejected.

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