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Coal Slurry
In February 2007, the West Virginia Legislature mandated that a comprehensive environmental study of the injection of coal preparation plant slurry into underground mines be conducted through the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 (SCR-15). SCR-15 required that the study of the hydrologic impacts of slurry injection be completed within one year by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), followed by a study of the health effects of slurry injection by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Public Health (WVDHHR). This report represents the results of the hydrologic review by the WVDEP. WVDEP enlisted the assistance of the Federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) in conducting this study. The WVDEP acknowledges the participation and assistance of the WVDHHR throughout this phase of the study.
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