Notice
Although the grant funding for Phase II of the coal slurry injection study has expired, the information on this site will continue to be available to the public. However, this website will not be actively maintained. As such, external links to information may become broken or otherwise no longer function properly. Information that cannot be retrieved from the website can still be obtained by sending an email to coalslurry@mail.wvu.edu.
Project Background
Under contract # G090951 with the state of West Virginia, West Virginia University has created a website which hosts or links to public data concerning coal slurry injection and related topics (coal refuse, fine coal refuse, coal tailings, fine coal tailings, and well injections).
In February 2007, the West Virginia Legislature mandated through Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 (SCR-15) that a comprehensive environmental study of coal preparation plant slurry injection into underground mines be performed. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) was required to complete a study of the hydrologic impacts of slurry injection within one year. The WVDEP portion of the study is referred to as "Phase I" and the full report can be found at: www.wvdep.org/dmr/slurrystudy
Following the WVDEP Phase I study, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Public Health (WVDHHR) is required to perform a study of slurry injection on human health. This study is "Phase II" of the West Virginia Legislative mandated coal slurry study.
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Final Report
Update: On August 9, the final report for this project was presented to the WV Legislature. Click on the links below to access the report, its appendices, and the Power Point presentation that accompanied the report.
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Hosting or linking to publicly-available data should not be interpreted as affirmative or negative statements about contents. The goal is simply to create a useful site for available data. The content of this website is for general information and educational purposes only. The authors of this website give no assurance or warranty regarding the accuracy, timeliness, or applicability of any of the contents. The final product, a report to the state, will address data information and data gaps in ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry) risk-assessment format.
