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A challenge facing Carbon Fuel was the removal of the trash without destroying the
trees or having a negative impact on the stream in the process. A hydraulic
excavator was used to reach down between the trees and remove the trash. An excess
of 30 dump truck loads were hauled to a permitted disposal site. The DEP mine
inspector assigned to the site described the techniques of the cleanup and mining
operation as safe and environmentally sensitive.
Once the coke refuse had been removed form the site, the extensive damage became
obvious. Due to the fact that the refuse had lain there for 50 years, the ground was
compacted and all of the soil microbes were severely damaged or destroyed. In
response to this, the soil was loosened and the appropriate lime and fertilizer
added. The following photographs show before and after shots of the site following
removal of the refuse.
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