Since the Lucerne 3A abandoned mine discharge is a significant source of pollutants, District team members collaborated with Stream Restoration, Inc., to determine another feasible solution. The result was a water rehabilitation system that utilizes a series of passive treatment ponds. The series of settling ponds are designed to collect contaminated AMD sludge and is expected to be a more effective method in reducing heavy metal contaminants before the discharge enters Two Lick Creek. Once it is fully operational, the Lucerne 3A Waterworks Passive Treatment system promises to fulfill ICCD’s goal of creating a cleaner Two Lick Creek, potentially impacting an impressive 6.5 mile stretch of the creek. The return of healthy water will ripple with countless benefits for the viability of aquatic organisms and fish, and for outdoor enthusiasts and anglers who enjoy all that Two Lick Creek has to offer. Yes, the water quality of the Two Lick will never be the same; it will be changed – for the better!
Settling Pond
Two Lick Creek
PROJECT SUMMARY • Pre/Post Water Quality Monitoring • Final Design and Permitting • Remove existing system and install new passive system containing two vertical flow ponds and an anerobic wetland. FUNDING SOURCES $491,515 - PA Department of Environmental Protection Growing Greener Grant Program $80,000 - U.S. Office of Surface Mining WCAP Program $18,000 - Foundation for PA Watersheds PROJECT PARTNERS Indiana County Conservation District, Blacklick Creek Watershed Association, Foundation for PA Watersheds, Ken Sink Chapter of Trout Unlimited, PA Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Office of Surface Mining.
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2021 Annual Report
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