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May. 6, 2010
A public hearing concerning a tentative determination for a permit to discharge water from a proposed underground coal mine near Grantsville will be held on Wednesday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Grantsville Elementary School cafeteria.
The hearing was scheduled by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).
Maryland Energy Resources LLC, Indiana, Pa., submitted the application for a permit to discharge an average of 500,000 gallons per day of mine drainage and variable volumes of storm water from the proposed mine. The site is located along Durst Road, southwest of Grantsville to the north branch of the Casselman River.
According to the MDE, the permit requires immediate suspension of the discharge in the event of mine drainage temperature or pH exceedance, wastewater operator certification, biomonitoring, restrictions on the use of treatment chemicals, best management practices, a storm water pollution prevention plan, and additional requirements for acid mine drainage. The permit also requires a study of stream flow velocity to support an authorization for a higher flow limit for mine drainage.
MDE noted that it has been determined that at least two state listed endangered species habitats are situated downstream from the discharges that are authorized under this permit.
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