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Posts Tagged ‘KD 1 Surface Mine’

DEP report concludes KD 1 Surface Mine is cause of acid mine drainage near Marmet

By Dan Radmacher | September 10, 2025 | 0
Polluted, acidic water leaving KD #1 Surface Mine on Lens Creek near Marmet, W. Va. Photo courtesy of Kanawha Forest Coalition.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has concluded that a surface mine near Kanawha State Forest is polluting a tributary to Lens Creek outside of Marmet with acid mine drainage and high levels of manganese, aluminum, conductivity and sulfates.

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