Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine

On January 13, 2011, after extensive scientific study, a major public hearing in West Virginia and review of more than 50,000 public comments, EPA announced that it will use its authority under the Clean Water Act to halt the proposed disposal of mining waste in streams at the Mingo-Logan Coal Company’s Spruce No. 1 coal mine. EPA is acting under the law and using the best science to protect water quality, wildlife and Appalachian communities.    

• Federal Register Notice of Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination (PDF) (3 pp, 57KB)
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination (PDF) (99 pp, 2.6MB)
• Appendix 1 - Impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife (PDF) (25 pp, 590KB)
• Appendix 2 - Macroinvertebrates (PDF) (30 pp, 816KB)
• Appendix 3 - Mitigation (PDF) (14 pp, 350KB)
• Appendix 4 - Selenium (PDF) (16 pp, 1MB)
• Appendix 5 - Cumulative Effects (PDF) (15 pp, 1.6MB)
• Appendix 6 - Response to Comments (PDF) (309 pp, 3MB)
• Appendix 7 - References (PDF) (27 pp, 121KB)
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination Press Release
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination Summary (PDF) (2 pp, 105KB)
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination Questions and Answers (PDF) (3 pp, 102KB)

Background Information

• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Recommended Determination (PDF) (84 pp, 2.0MB) - It has come to our attention that the printed version failed to correctly display table 3 on page 41 of the Recommended Determination. The correctly printed version is available here. (1 page, 21KB)
• Appendix 1 - Macroinvertebrates (PDF) (32 pp, 886KB)
• Appendix 2 - Impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife (PDF) (44 pp, 1.4MB) - It has come to our attention that the printed version failed to correctly display table 3 on page 32 of Appendix 2. The correctly printed version is available here. (1 page, 21KB)
• Appendix 3 - Mitigation Issues (PDF) (12 pp, 893KB)
• Appendix 4 - Selenium (PDF) (23 pp, 5.4MB)
• Appendix 5 - References (PDF) (22 pp, 497KB)
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Proposed Determination (PDF) (46 pp, 725K)
• October 16, 2009 Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine 404(c) 15 Day Review Letter (PDF) (8 pp, 4.6MB)