Treat abandoned minelands to reduce acid mine drainage by closing two subsidences, treating four known seeps, opening two blocked drainages, and restoring positive drainage in this tributary to Monday Creek.
Location
Southwestern Hocking County , Ward Township, 0.8 miles north of Bessemer,and 2 miles NE of Nelsonville, Ohio
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/07/2009
2
Decision
09/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Watershed Improvements |
| Cawthorn Hollow Subsidence Closures | Decision Signed Date: 09/28/2010 |
| Forests | Wayne National Forest |
| Districts | Athens Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T13N, R15W; E 1/2 of Section 14 |