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Dents Run is a fine example of how private coal companies are
working hand in hand with government agencies to correct past environmental
failures, and to maintain a commitment to environmental quality for the future.
To make sure pollution doesn’t happen in the future, two strict federal laws,
The Clean Water Act and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, require
stringent water quality protection.
Company hydrologists begin their studies in the pre-mining
stage, when streams, rivers and aquifers in the mining area are sampled for
quality and quantity. Their job continues in careful monitoring of the water
throughout the entire mining cycle. As in the case of Dents Run, water quality
control is a costly and time-consuming effort. It is also one that yields
enormous benefits in preserving and restoring our precious waters.
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