ShoreGuard Used for Award Winning Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project
ShoreGuard vinyl sheet pile, manufactured by Atlanta based Crane Materials International (CMI), was selected for an award winning Pennsylvania mine reclamation project. This is the second straight year that a reclamation project has been named the most outstanding in the eastern United States by the federal government.
Atlanta, GA (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 7, 2007 -- ShoreGuard vinyl sheet pile, manufactured by Atlanta based Crane Materials International (CMI), was selected for an award winning Pennsylvania mine reclamation project. This is the second straight year that a reclamation project has been named the most outstanding in the eastern United States by the federal government.
The U.S. Department of the Interior bestowed the Office of Surface Mining's 2007 Appalachian Regional Award to the Kalp and Melcroft mine drainage abatement project in Saltlick Township, Fayette County.
“This award is a tribute to the expertise and dedication of our abandoned mine reclamation staff and that of our partners in this important environmental work," said Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty.
DEP worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Mountain Watershed Association on the project.
The Kalp and Melcroft project used directional drilling in the coal seam to tap into the mines. The mine pools were lowered and the mine discharges were collected and directed to areas where ponds and wetlands could filter contaminants naturally.
Stoy Excavating, of Somerset, PA constructed five ponds using ShoreGuard vinyl sheet piling. As mine water enters the first two settling ponds the iron mixes with oxygen. The next two ponds contain limestone to remove the acid from the water. Pond five will capture any remaining metals that are in the water then it will flow through a wetland before entering Indian creek.
Lowering the two mine pools relieved pressure that was causing mine drainage to enter the basements of about a dozen homes in the Village of Melcroft and flow into yards and public roadways at a number of locations in the area.
This is the first time this technology has been used in a Pennsylvania abandoned mine lands reclamation project. Like many other government agencies, the NRCS chose ShoreGuard sheet piling for several obvious reasons:
- It is an inert material that will not rust, rot, corrode or decay
- The revolutionary material saved the department and taxpayers thousands of dollars as compared to conventional materials such as concrete or steel
- The ShoreGuard patented I-Beam locking system offers more water tight integrity than any other sheet piling system available
Governor Rendell worked with Pennsylvania's congressional delegation in 2006 to lobby successfully for an extension of the federal Abandoned Mine Lands Program, which should result in significantly more funding coming to Pennsylvania to help with abandoned mine land reclamation over the next 15 years.
CMI sheet piling products are used extensively in civil applications because of their inherent durability, corrosion and chemical resistance and ease of installation. Additionally, CMI’s sheet piling products are extremely cost effective due to numerous patented design innovations. With sheet piling available in vinyl, aluminum, and FRP composite, CMI offers a full range of opportunities to provide countless solutions from small private projects to large industrial initiatives.
Stacy Acton
Public Relations Director
Crane Materials International
770-933-8166 Ext 1132
770-262-0375 Cell
www.cmisheetpiling.com
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