Water Quality and Mining: A Management Plan

摘要

In order to develop the Water Quality Management Plan for minimizing problems caused by mining operations, information was gathered and is reported on the following topics: where mining activities are taking place and the economic benefits of these activities; potential impacts of mining on water quality; management practices which can mitigate the adverse impacts; programs which currently affect mining activities; and continuing water quality problems as demonstrated through monitoring results and site inspections. Actions recommended by this Plan include: the instruction of mining operators in erosion control; additional water quality studies in the Piedmont to investigate the impact of mining activities on water quality; an inventory of the problem from orphan and abandoned mines and old waste-piles; and enforcement of the 1973 Sedimentation Pollution Control Act on orphan and abandoned sites. (ERA citation 07:048083)