Carnegie Mellon University

Evaluation of Natural Amelioration of Acidic Deep Mine
Discharges for Watershed Restoration

Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Principal Investigator: David A. Dzombak, Ph.D., P.E., DEE

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Project Period: October 1, 1997 - September 30, 2001

Uniontown Syncline AMD Discharge Monitoring Locations, 1998-2000

Sampling Sites in the Uniontown Syncline AMD Monitoring Network

Site ID	Location	Detailed Description
P0	Phillips	Direct discharge from coal outcrop. Most upstream discharge. Flooded mine origin.
P1	Phillips	Discharge from wetland area. All flows from wetland directed here. Flooded mine origin.
R1	Rankin Run	Discrete discharge to Rankin Run. Flow from hillside channelized. Flooded mine origin.
R2	Rankin Run	Large discharge, non-discrete. Flow is spread over a large area. Flooded mine origin.
R3	Rankin Run	Downstream discharge. Source is a Rankin Run tributary that feeds a wetland. Flooded mine origin.
RU	Rankin Run	In-stream measurement point, upstream of all discharges.
RD	Rankin Run	In-stream measurement point, down-stream of all discharges, except R3.
A0	Adelaide	Direct discharge from old mine entry. High flow, most upstream discharge. Flooded mine origin.
AC	Adelaide	Composite sample of Adelaide wetlands, discharges A1-A5. Flooded mine origin.
A6	Adelaide	Discharge near Adelaide from a different mine. Originates from a partially flooded mine.
A7	Adelaide	Similar to A6. May contain significant surface runoff.
S1	East of Adelaide	Direct discharge at outcrop, similar to Adelaide discharges. Flooded mine origin.
B1	Broadford	Large discharge from abandoned mine shaft, located along railroad tracks east of Broadford. Flooded mine origin.
B2	Broadford	Discharge piped to Galley Run from abandoned coal mine, just upstream of bridge. Originates from a partially flooded mine.
U1	West of Broadford	Discharge from hillside into a small Yough tributary. Located at the end of Herrington Rd. Unflooded mine origin.
U2	West of Broadford	Discharge from hillside into a small Yough tributary. Located along Distillery Road. Unflooded mine origin.
M59	Galley Run	Discharge into Galley Run. Unflooded mine origin.
US60	Galley Run	Same as M59.
H0	Hickman Run	First discharge into Hickman Run. Springs out of pipes on Rush's farm. Unflooded mine origin.
H2	Hickman Run	Discharge into Hickman Run from Island coal outcrop west of Hickman. Unflooded mine origin.
H4	Hickman Run	Same as H2.

Last Updated: 10/18/02