Murray Energy - Proposed Slurry Impoundment
The Sierra Club urges all interested parties to attend a public hearing on March 30 at 6pm on this issue.
WHAT: Public hearing on proposed Murray Energy toxic coal slurry impoundment
WHO: Ohio EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and concerned citizens like you
WHEN: 6:00pm, March 30, 2010.
WHERE: Carnes Center, 45300 Roscoe Rd., St. Clairsville, OH 43950
WHY: Speak up to defend public health, Ohio communities, and a clean energy future
Murray Energy, Ohio's largest coal mining company, wants to divert a pristine, high-quality stream from its course in Belmont County and transform the dry streambed into an artificial storage lake for billions of gallons of dirty coal slurry. Pictured above is Murray's current slurry impoundment, which is located adjacent to the proposed site but will soon reach capacity. Murray's current slurry impoundment has released toxic slurry repeatedly over the past decade into nearby streams.
Slurry is a waste product formed when coal is "washed" with water and chemicals to remove rock and impurities. In January, the U.S. EPA declared its opposition to the project as currently proposed, saying it will have "substantial and unacceptable adverse impacts."
Letter from U.S. EPA, January 4, 2010 - explains U.S. EPA's opposition to project
High-resolution, fully-interactive map of the project and surrounding area
Application to Build Slurry Impoundment ("401 Certification")
Public Notice - January 21, 2010
Public Notice Supplemental Information
Section 1: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 Application Form
Section 2: Project Description, Purpose and Need
Section 3: Existing Resources
Section 4: OEPA Section 401 Individual Water Quality Certification Application
Section 5: Stream and Wetland Mitigation Plan
Appendix A: Agency Correspondence
Appendix B: Wetland and Stream Delineation Reports
Appendix C: Indiana Bat Mist Net Survey Report
Appendix D: Biological and Aquatic Life Use Attainment Study of Casey Run
Appendix E: Ohio EPA Letter and Data from Brian Zima
Appendix F: Waterway Evaluation Report
Appendix G: Casey Run Task Force Final Summary Document, September 2009
Appendix H: Casey Run Task Force Final Summary Document, January 2009
Appendix I: Estimated Acquisition and Construction Cost for Refuse Disposal
Appendix J: Cultural Resources Report (blank)
Appendix K: Letters of Support (blank)
Other resources
Alternative site map - from Casey Run Task Force (warning: 90 MB file)
Cover letter and signature page - from Casey Run Task Force
Underground Injection Application - application by Ohio Valley Coal to inject slurry underground
Exhibit 1 - proposed slurry pipeline route
Exhibit 2 - slurry line profiles
Exhibit 3 - proposed properties to be acquired
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