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Guidelines, Handbooks, Manuals, and Public Domain Software
In fulfilling its function, OTT is providing information, links, and downloads of materials appropriate for surface mine design, evaluation, environmental protection, reclamation design, and bond release.
Disclaimer: The technologies described on this site are for information purposes only. The mention herein, of the technologies, companies or any brand names does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining.
Each group of publications accredits the provenance or copyrights.
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Guidelines
Guidelines for the Use of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE),
Version 1.06 on Mined Lands, Construction Sites, and Reclaimed Lands Also
available under the eLearning Initiative webpage - RUSLE Tutorials
A Guide for Revegetating Coal Minesoils in the Eastern United States
By Willis G. Vogel. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station.
General Technical Report NE-68, 1981.
Handbooks
Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup
Handbook, EPA 530-C-01-001, March 2001
Best Practices in Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation:
The Remediation of Post Mining Activities, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
A Citizen's Handbook to Address Contaminated Coal Mine Drainage
EPA-903-K-97-003, September 1997
Handbook for Calculation of Reclamation Bond Amounts
Directive 882 April 5, 2000
Handbook of Methods to Reclaim Wildlife Habitat on
Surface Mines in Wyoming
A Handbook of Technologies for Avoidance and Remediation of
Acid Mine Drainage
Prepared by Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI) group. Published by
National Mine Land Reclamation Center (NMLRC)
at
West Virginia University, June 1, 1998.
Handbook of Western Reclamation Techniques
This handbook is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for
the
Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP)
Predicting Soil Erosion by Water: A Guide to
Conservation Planning With the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE),
USDA AH 703
Prediction of Water Quality at Surface Coal Mines
Prepared by Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI) group. Published by
National Mine Land Reclamation Center (NMLRC)
at
West Virginia University, December 11, 2000.
Small Surface Coal Mine Operators Handbook,
United States Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining; A Handbook for Small Surface Coal Mine Operators;
J. Toby Tourbier, Richard Westmacott, Water Resources Center, University of Delaware, 1980
Utah Reclamation Handbook
Manuals
Constructed Wetlands Treatment of
Municipal Wastewaters, EPA 625-R-99-010, September 2000
Design Manual for Sedimentation Control Through Sedimentation Ponds and Other Physical/Chemical Treatment
Design of Sediment Control Measures for Small Areas in Surface Coal Mining
This design manual gives a series of four design procedures for estimating
the performance of a wide variety of erosion control structures which are presently used to control
sediment from small areas subjected to surface coal mining.
Design of Surface Mine Haulage Roads - A Manual
The aim of this publication is to provide those involved with surface mine haulage road design with a complete
manual of recommended practices that, if implemented, will promote safer, more efficient haulage routes.
Field and Laboratory Methods Applicable to Overburdens and Minesoils, EPA-600/2-78-054, March 1978 by Andrew A. Sobek, William A. Schuller, John R. Freeman, and Richard M. Smith West Virginia University, in Cooperation with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
Ground-Water Information Manual: Coal Mine Permit Application - Volume 1
Ground-Water Information Manual: Coal Mine Permit Application - Volume 2
Manual for Abandoned Underground Mine Inventory and Risk Assessment by L. Rick Ruegsegger, P. E., in cooperation with the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration,
Infrastructure Division and the Ohio Department of Transportation. Publication number and date: FHWA IF-99-007, October 26, 1999
A Manual for Training Reclamation Inspectors in the Fundamentals of Hydrology by Willie R. Curtis, Kenneth L. Dyer, and George P. Williams, Jr.,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, 1835 Big Hill Road, Berea, Kentucky 40403
A Manual for Training Reclamation Inspectors in the Fundamentals of Soils and Revegetation by Willis G. Vogel. Prepared for the
Office of Surface Mining and Enforcement
by
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service Soil and Water Conservation Society,
September 1987
Reclaiming Disturbed Lands by Darrell Brown, Resource Technician, and Richard G.
Hallman, Project Leader for the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service,
Equipment Development Center, Missoula, MT, 2200-Range,8422-2805,1454.1-Technical Services, Range, November 1984
Surface Mining Water Diversion Design Manual by
United States
Department of the Interior,
Office of Surface Mining,
Technical Services and Research, OSM/TR-82/2, September 1982
Technical Measures for the Investigation and Mitigation of Fugitive Methane Hazards in Areas of Coal Mining
A technical manual which addresses
methane gas hazards associated with active and abandoned coal mines, presents technical
guidelines, techniques and methods used to evaluate methane hazards that may result from
surface coal mining and abandoned mine lands sites.
The report identifies, evaluates, and develops "best science" practices to asses the
hazards of methane gas, to describe the best technology for methane sourcing and to
identify remediation practices for sites with dangerous methane concentrations.
Public Domain Software
Research and Development of a GIS-Based Data Management and Model Integration Tool
for Coal Mine Permitting and Reclamation in Wyoming (Research Project Final Report
and Arcview GIS Extensions This product is copyrighted by Office of
Research, University of Wyoming for the
Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). Software
requirements: SEDCAD (for SEDPREPRO section) and ARCVIEW 3.2. This is a
self-extracting file.(5.62 MB)
Surface Water Modeler version 1.1 and Ground Water Modeler version 1.0 Extensions for ArcView 3.1
This product is copyrighted by Office of Research, University of Wyoming for the
Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Research Program (ACMLRP). Minimum Software
requirements: ARCVIEW 3.1. This is a self-extracting file.(208 MB)
For More Information
Deborah K. McGinnis, Librarian
E-mail: DMCGINNI@OSMRE.GOV
Telephone: (303) 844 - 1436
FAX: (303) 844 - 1545 |
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