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Communicating AMD Project Maintenance S arah D.L. Cornwell Environmental S pecialist Ohio University Voinovich S chool of Leadership and Public Affairs Athens, Ohio

Overview • AMD Reclamation & Treatment Proj ects in Ohio • Watershed Database • Maintenance Tracker • Virtual Proj ect Inspection

Appalachian Coal Bearing Region of the Ohio River Watershed

Completed AMD Projects • 5 watersheds • 66 AMD Reclamation & Treatment proj ects • $30 Million Dollars • 10,000 lbs./ day acid reduced • 54 miles of stream improved to WWH

Partner Organizations

Appalachian Watershed Research Group Provides int erdisciplinary, high-qualit y, applicat ions- based wat ershed research for t he benefit of t he region Wat ershed groups in t his area have benefit ed from Ohio Universit y st udent , facult y, and Voinovich S chool st aff research, WQ dat a collect ion and analysis leading t o AMDAT plans, GIS mapping, development of WQ dat abase systems, and wat ershed coordinat ion

Watershed Database

Watershed Database • Basemaps – Topographic, Aerial phot os, Openst reet map • Layers – Mines, River mile maps, S it e phot os • Georeferenced sample points • Water quality data storage & download • Graph Y our Data function • Document storage – Annual S t ream Healt h Report , AMDATs, Proj ect Dat a & Report s

Watersheddata.com

Reclamation & Treatment Projects in the Raccoon Creek Watershed Active 1 Calcium Oxide Doser Passive 3 S uccessive Alkalinity Producing S ystems 15 S teel S lag Leach Beds Limestone Leach Bed Limestone Channels S teel S lag Channels J-trenches S ettling Ponds with Limestone Berms Wetland Creation/ Enhancement Reclamation Projects

Field Data Records

Maintenance Tracker • Web-based • S earchable application database • Different levels of • S orting user permission function • Organized by • Customized watershed • Proj ect • Flagging inspection forms • Active/ Inactive • Proj ect status manuals • Photo upload

Project Manuals

Downloadable Project Inspection Form

Kern Hollow SSLB • S ource Pond • S and Filter • S teel S lag Leach Bed • Periscope Pipes • Discharge into East Branch Raccoon Creek

Customized by project

Kern Hollow Project Maintenance

Let’s go enter some data… www.watersheddat a.com

Questions? S arah D.L. Cornwell Environmental S pecialist Ohio University The Ridges, Building 22 Athens, Ohio Landerss@ ohio.edu 740-593-9601 www.ohio.edu/ voinovichschool/ Thank you!

Questions? S arah D. L. Cornwell Environmental S pecialist Ohio University The Ridges, Building 22 Athens, Ohio Landerss@ ohio.edu 740-593-9601 www.ohio.edu/ voinovichschool/ Thank you!