VALLEY FILL CHANGES WILL BE UNVEILED - Study On Mining And Timbering

(01/18/2003)

State mining officials will unveil proposed changes to regulations on valley fill construction at two meetings next week. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will explain the proposals to the public and the flood investigation advisory committee on January 21st. at the agency's Hansford St. office in Charleston. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. in the downstairs conference room. Those who can't make Tuesday's meeting can join Division of Mining and Reclamation staff in the Nitro office at 3 p.m. on January 22nd. Division of Mining and Reclamation Director Matthew Crum says the meetings are to discuss bottom-up construction of valley fills. "We want to take the time to brief the public and the regulated industry about how valley fill construction could change and explain the logistics of bottom-up construction," said Crum. In the coming weeks, the DEP will present the proposal to state legislators. The proposed regulations are a result of a year long study of the effects of mining and timbering operations on flooding. For more information on the flood study, go to DEP Follow the link under Citizen Information.

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