Coalfield Stream Improvements

Learn more about how DMME, local watershed groups and coal companies work to improve water quality throughout the coalfields of Southwest Virginia.

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I've witnessed in a major change from
 

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I've witnessed in a major change from
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the way things were then until now in
 

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the way things were then until now in
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we have areas that are clearly showing
 

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we have areas that are clearly showing
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the bugs that live in the streams the
 

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the bugs that live in the streams the
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macro invertebrates and the fish the
 

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macro invertebrates and the fish the
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numbers have coming back to pre mining
 

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numbers have coming back to pre mining
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and free money conditions plus the water
 

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and free money conditions plus the water
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quality back to where it was pre mining
 

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quality back to where it was pre mining
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to one reason that that bugs are
 

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to one reason that that bugs are
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important to us the bugs are the low end
 

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important to us the bugs are the low end
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of the food chain so if we have good bug
 

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of the food chain so if we have good bug
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populations that's a good indicator that
 

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populations that's a good indicator that
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the overall health of the stream is good
 

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the overall health of the stream is good
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Emma me has helped us develop a science
 

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Emma me has helped us develop a science
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plan that is investigating water quality
 

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plan that is investigating water quality
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conditions and causes for water quality
 

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conditions and causes for water quality
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problems in the watershed so that we can
 

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problems in the watershed so that we can
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use the best science we have to come up
 

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use the best science we have to come up
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with solutions from our field staff is
 

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with solutions from our field staff is
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routing inspectors to make sure as a
 

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routing inspectors to make sure as a
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mind is operating they would meet those
 

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mind is operating they would meet those
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those levels and once they're finished
 

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those levels and once they're finished
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mining there's a extensive amount of
 

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mining there's a extensive amount of
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land reclamation that the companies must
 

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land reclamation that the companies must
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do to restore the areas in a way that
 

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do to restore the areas in a way that
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would be compatible with the stream
 

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would be compatible with the stream
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quality and the stream health
 

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quality and the stream health
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we mined almost five miles of high wall
 

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we mined almost five miles of high wall
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pre-existing high wall there so you went
 

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pre-existing high wall there so you went
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through areas that were mine previously
 

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through areas that were mine previously
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and you reclaim those so you took away
 

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and you reclaim those so you took away
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the eyesore of a of a high wall there
 

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the eyesore of a of a high wall there
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plus the streams had been tilted in and
 

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plus the streams had been tilted in and
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we would reestablish those streams and
 

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we would reestablish those streams and
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use the natural technique as we work to
 

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use the natural technique as we work to
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remind sites and restore the streams
 

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remind sites and restore the streams
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what we generally see our begin to see
 

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what we generally see our begin to see
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his improvements in water chemistry and
 

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his improvements in water chemistry and
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in improvements in sedimentation in the
 

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in improvements in sedimentation in the
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string we try to control every
 

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string we try to control every
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everything that has the possibility of
 

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everything that has the possibility of
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leaving that permit sediment wise we try
 

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leaving that permit sediment wise we try
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to to keep it in our sediment ponds and
 

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to to keep it in our sediment ponds and
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just preventing in y'all fight impacts
 

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just preventing in y'all fight impacts
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protecting water quality is really
 

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protecting water quality is really
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important and no one agency or
 

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important and no one agency or
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organization can do it by themselves and
 

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organization can do it by themselves and
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we want to leave the land in as good or
 

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we want to leave the land in as good or
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better shape than we found it and make
 

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better shape than we found it and make
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improvements any place that we can if
 

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improvements any place that we can if
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we've recovered about seven streams and
 

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we've recovered about seven streams and
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that that total length of recovery is
 

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that that total length of recovery is
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probably 40 miles or so it's exciting to
 

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probably 40 miles or so it's exciting to
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me to see the recovery of our natural
 

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me to see the recovery of our natural
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