Authorize WV DEP to do restoration work on abandoned coal mine. Work includes reshaping land, covering acidic spoils, and planting herbaceous vegetation.
Location
The project is located about 4 miles southwest of Thomas, in Tucker County, West Virginia, above the northern rim of Blackwater Canyon on the Cheat Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/25/2011
2
Comment Period
11/20/2012
3
Decision
01/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Watershed Improvements |
| Tub Run Abandoned Coal Mine Restoration | Decision Signed Date: 01/07/2013 Legal Notice Date: 01/08/2013 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | Cheat Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Tucker County, WV; Cheat Ranger District, Monongahela National Forest |