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.

Not all available data is shown on this website. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations prohibit displaying of individual’s health care records without their written consent. It is outside the scope of this project to obtain such consent. Other data may also not be shown on this website due to pending legal action that may be connected to the data set. Other conditions placed on certain data sources may also prohibit public access to data for various reasons. However, all received data will be considered for placement on the web site. Any data gaps that are found during the course of this research (i.e. things that scientists or the public want to know, but do not have) will be addressed in the final report submitted to the WV Legislature.

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.