The Potential for Developing Mine Cavity Water for Water Supplies: Institutional and Water Quality Issues

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dc.contributor.authorYounos, Tamim M.en
dc.contributor.authorWright, Benjamen A.en
dc.contributor.authorReaves, Dixie Wattsen
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Water Resources Research Centeren
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessed2014-03-18en
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-10T16:16:29Zen
dc.date.available2014-07-10T16:16:29Zen
dc.date.issued1999-08en
dc.description.abstractMany communities in the coalfield counties of southwest Virginia lack adequate and safe water supplies. The ability to develop affordable local water sources by using small water treatment plants is an attractive option to a small community and the local government. Under the right circumstances, water stored in mine cavities and discharged freely through the portals can be a potential water source for a small community where other sources of water are scarce or not of acceptable quality. Contrary to the general perception, not all mines produce acid drainage and many mines discharge water of acceptable quality that can be developed for drinking water supplies by using appropriate treatment techniques.en
dc.format.extent81 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49458en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://vwrrc.vt.edu/pdfs/specialreports/sr121999.pdfen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Water Resources Research Centeren
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVWRRC Special Report ; no. SR12-1999en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccTC1.V5en
dc.subject.lcshWater supply -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshWater quality -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshWater resources development -- Virginiaen
dc.titleThe Potential for Developing Mine Cavity Water for Water Supplies: Institutional and Water Quality Issuesen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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