MONDAY CREEK: A CASE STUDY IN SUCCESSFUL PARTNERING

摘要

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Mines and Reclamation, is conducting a Feasibility Study to evaluate the applicability of various restoration solutions to the overall degradation of the ecosystem of the Monday Creek Watershed. In addition to the Corps and the ODNR, seven other federal, state and local agencies are actively involved in the project. The watershed encompasses 116 square miles (74,240 acres) of Athens, Perry and Hocking Counties, Ohio. Extensive portions of the Monday Creek watershed have been subjected to underground and surface mining since the mid-1800s and a number of stream reaches in the watershed are sterile and unable to support diverse, aquatic life due to acid mine drainage. The objectives of this paper are to explain the various roles and responsibilities of each of the agencies involved and to show how a cooperative partnership among the agencies has been instrumental in the success of this complex and challenging project.