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TDS monitoring in Penna.
by Duane330＠aol.com 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

Total Dissolved Solids in Monongahela River Drop Significantly Below State, Federal Limits DEP to Continue Monitoring Levels, Taking Samples <LOCATION>, , <CHRO /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection confirmed today that levels of total dissolved solids, or TDS, in the Monongahela River have dropped and remain well below state and federal guidelines. Three weeks of laboratory data on water samples from the river found TDS levels below the 500 parts per million criteria established by the department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The latest results from Three w recorded levels ranging from 110 ppm to 196 ppm. In comparison, lab results for water samples collected on In comp, when the highest TDS levels were detected, ranged from 438 ppm to 908 ppm. Unusually high TDS levels were first detected on Unusually high TDS le at points along approximately 70 stream miles on the Monongahela River between the at points al border and the confluence of the Youghiogheny and the Monongahela rivers in , , <LOCATION>Allegheny . By November, high TDS levels were detected as far north as "The By No" in " in <LOCA, where the , meets the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River. DEP will continue to monitor the United States Geological Survey river gauges for conductivity, which is a far less expensive and time consuming alternative to lab analyses. If conductivity levels increase significantly, DEP may resume sampling. In addition, DEP is working with water suppliers through the River Alert and Information Network to develop a regional water quality monitoring system. While elevated levels of TDS do not represent a major human health risk, TDS can affect the taste and odor of drinking water. For that reason, secondary maximum contaminant levels of 500 parts per million were established for the commonwealth's drinking water and waterways. TDS is a measure of all elements dissolved in water and can include carbonates, chlorides, sulfates, nitrates, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Sources of TDS can include abandoned mine drainage, stormwater runoff, waste water from gas well drilling and discharges from industrial or sewage treatment plants. CONTACT: Helen Humphreys (412) 442-4183 **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)

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Mountain Top Removal film
by Duane330＠aol.com 10 Jan '09

10 Jan '09

The public is invited to attend a Sierra Club meeting on January 15th at 6:30 PM at Our Studio, 601D East Brockway. Directions are available at www.ourstudio.org. We plan to watch a film about Mountain Top Removal called Mountain Mourning and discuss conservation initiatives for WV. For further information contact Sandy at 290-8733. **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002)

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The Ohio River of Filth
by Duane330＠aol.com 30 Dec '08

30 Dec '08

The River Of Filth Half of Ohio River unfit to swim from fecal bacteria >From Staff Reports, Wheeling Intelligencer, December 26, 2008. WHEELING - West Virginia is working with five other states and the federal government to clean up about 475 miles of the Ohio River that is sometimes unfit for swimming because of sewage. The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission analyzed more than 14,000 samples taken between Pittsburgh and Cairo, Ill., and found high fecal counts following heavy rains along almost half of the 981-mile river. The amount of harmful pathogens from sewage found in local samples of Ohio River water exceeded acceptable limits many times in May, June and July and on a few occasions in August, September and October. An average monthly level of fecal coliform that is considered safe is 200/100 milliliters of water, according to the study. For E. coli, a safe monthly average is listed at 130/100 milliliters. But in May alone, levels of fecal coliform in samples taken at four local points along the river all exceeded those safe monthly averages: At Pike Island, the monthly average for May was 527/100 milliliters; at Warwood, 458/100 milliliters; at Wheeling, 701/100 milliliters; and at the Ohio-Marshall county line, 894/100 milliliters. The monthly May average for E.coli was much the same, with readings including: Pike Island, 186/100 milliliters; Warwood, 178/100 milliliters; Wheeling, 124/100 milliliters; and the Ohio-Marshall county line, 544/100 milliliters. Although the average amount of E. coli at Wheeling did fall within acceptable limits, the fecal coliform level made the overall pathogen level unacceptable. Much of the sewage in the river came from treatment-plant overflows, groundwater runoff from farms and slaughterhouses, and tanning, pulp and paper factories, ORSANCO said. Roughly 2,000 companies and municipalities have permits to discharge treated wastewater into the Ohio River and its 130 tributaries. Problems occur when heavy rains cause water flows to exceed treatment plants' capacity, allowing untreated waste to flow into the river. The Ohio provides drinking water to nearly 3 million people and is a major transportation route. It also is a source for manufacturing and power generation. The commission is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to develop a remediation plan required to meet water quality standards of the federal Clean Water Act. Tetra Tech Inc. of Fairfax, Va., has been hired to provide consulting services and help develop the plan by 2010. Public hearings are scheduled next month in all six states. **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000…)

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Final EPA Non-Attainment Designations PM 2.5
by Duane330＠aol.com 24 Dec '08

24 Dec '08

West Virginia Charleston, WV Kanawha Putnam Kanawha Putnam Kanawha Putnam Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Cabell Mason (p) Wayne Cabell Mason (p) Wayne Morgantown, WV Monongalia Monongalia Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH Pleasants Wood Pleasants (p) Wood Pleasants (p) Wood Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Brooke Hancock Brooke Hancock Brooke Hancock See the following web site.............. _http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/2006standards/regs.htm#3_ (http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/2006standards/regs.htm#3) **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000…)

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Pennsylvania concerned about waste water
by duane330＠aol.com 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

State concerned about waste water from new gas wells Sunday, December 21, 2008, By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gas well drillers tapping into the deep Marcellus Shales add up to 54 substances, some of them toxic, to the water they use to fracture that rock and release the gas. And the state Department of Environmental Protection doesn't know what chemicals, metals and possibly radioactive elements are in the waste water that is pushed out of the wells. It is discharged into the state's aterways including the Monongahela River, from which 350,000 people get their drinking water. "That's the bigger issue. They don't have an analysis of what's in the waste water they're pulling out," said Dr. Conrad Dan Volz, assistant professor in the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. "What they're putting into the wells can chemically change and be added to underground, and no one is saying how much arsenic, manganese, cobalt, chromium and lead is in the stuff. Depending on the concentration, it could be a hazardous waste." Each well drilled into the Marcellus Shales, which lie at least a mile deep beneath parts of Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Ohio, uses up to 4 million gallons of water to fracture the rock and release natural gas. The chemicals are added to the "frac" water that is pumped into the wells under high pressure to reduce friction in the pipe and allow the water to flow more freely into the rock layers. Among the chemical additives are formaldehyde, a human carcinogen; various acids; a variety of petroleum compounds and several pesticides that are toxic to fish and other aquatic life. Many of the chemicals, depending on their concentrations, can also cause human skin, eye and nose irritations, and damage kidney, heart, liver and lung function. Much of that frac water -- about 40 percent of the total used -- is pushed back to the surface\ ?by the gas released from the shale, and it must be disposed of. "Yes, we're concerned," said Mark Hartle, chief of aquatic resources for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. "And we're more concerned with the recovered fluids from the wells than ?with the water they use to do the fracing initially. The problem is, we're not sure what they're ?ending up with so we don't know the constituents of the discharges." Lou D'Amico, executive director of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of Pennsylvania, said frac water chemical concentrations are low and treatment facilities are removing much of the metals and dissolved solids from the waste water. "Companies are committed to huge investments to treat the waste water, because without that we're out of business," Mr. D'Amico said. "We're very aware of all the environmental and public concerns, and our mission is to develop the Marcellus shale as an economic benefit to Pennsylvania and in an environmentally sensitive way." He said drilling and fracing companies are doing a wide-ranging survey of the waste water, also known as "flow-back water," to show it is not a health hazard. Tom Rathbun, a DEP spokesman, said the department also is doing a chemical analysis of the waste water, a study that should be done by the first of the year. "We have a general idea but want to know for sure," Mr. Rathbun said. "If it's different, we will make the necessary adjustments. "I don't think they've been doing enough Marcellus Shales drilling so far to make a difference," Mr. Rathbun said. "But the gas industry needs to come up with a way to deal with this. A couple of companies want to do on-site water treatment, and others are looking at different recycling technologies." He said there are now only about 20 active Marcellus Shales gas wells. But there has been drilling activity at more than 300 in Pennsylvania, and another 250 have been issued state permits. The drilling and water discharges have attracted the attention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "It is an issue that's been on our radar for a while and currently a matter we're looking into," said Dave McGuigan, associate director of EPA's regional office of permits and enforcement. "The question is what is in [well waste water] and what are the treatment facilities doing with it." Some of the waste water is taken to DEP-approved municipal sewer authorities that dilute it with their regular effluent before discharging it into a river or stream. Some is trucked to one of the state's six industrial water treatment facilities, where metals, oils and some dissolved solids are removed but where waste salts are a disposal problem exacerbated by the volume of the waste water. "The salts are the biggest issue right now and the most expensive thing to remove from the highly concentrated brines," said Paul Hart, president of Pennsylvania Brine Treatment Inc., who owns three of the state's six industrial treatment facilities and wants to build six more. Mr. Hart criticized the DEP for slow action on permit applications for new treatment facilities, for regulating the well water as waste, which limits the ability of drillers and treatment facilities ?to recycle it, and for failing to determine the composition of the waste water. "The Marcellus has wide variations in the amount of iron, barium and salt, and we need to know the high and low marks so we can treat it and we're still determining that," he said. ?"Right now we don't know as much as we'd like to know." The drilling companies provide the DEP with lists of chemicals they add to the water but not the amounts of specific mixtures, claiming that is proprietary information. Four of the chemical compounds are complex pesticides that scientific assessments have determined are "very toxic to fish." One, 2.2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide, retards fetal development in rabbits. The pesticides are added to the drill water to stop the growth of algae in temporary holding ?ponds and tanks built next to the drilling pads. Algae and other "biofilms" can foul pumps used to push the water underground and into the shale. None of those chemicals should be discharged directly into surface water such as the Monongahela River, said Dr. Volz, who is studying the effects of pollutants in the rivers. "If there's enough biocide to kill algae, by the looks of this bromated compound there's enough to do damage to fish," Dr. Volz said. "Throwing it in the water is just crazy." He said formaldehyde, which is a human carcinogen, "is always a concern," but any risk is impossible to assess without knowing its concentration. In addition to the pesticides, the chemicals added to the well "fracing" water include acids to dissolve cement around the pipe casings and open perforations in the pipe for the water to flow through and into the shale formation; friction reducers to make pumping easier; and additives to keep clay from reducing the flow of the released gas. Different pumping companies use different frac-fluid recipes and formulas and different combinations and amounts of those chemicals. A report on the chemical additives requested by DEP's Bureau of Oil & Gas Management and prepared for the Independent Oil & Gas Association of Pennsylvania states that care and controls are used to prevent the frac chemicals and chemical water solutions from contaminating surface and ground water near the wells. The report also notes that water in the Marcellus Shales contains high concentrations of dissolved solids, making it unsuitable as a drinking, agricultural or industrial water supply. The DEP and public water suppliers have said the high TDS levels are not a health concern. But David Dzombeck, an environmental engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon University, said without knowing the chemical composition of the dissolved solids, that's hard to confirm. Don Hopey can be reached at 412-263-1983. First published on December 21, 2008 at 12:00 am Source:? http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08356/936646-113.stm PICTURE Caption:? A drilling rig used to bore thousands of feet into the earth to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shales deep underground is seen on the hill above the pond on John Dunn's farm in Houston, Pa., in October.

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WVWN Agenda for tomorrow
by duane330＠aol.com 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

WVWN 2008 Winter Meeting Free Everyone Welcome “Riparian Areas Resources and Strategies” Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Lakeview Resort, Morgantown WV AGENDA 10:00 – 10:20 Introduction , Tim Craddock, WV Save Our Streams Tim will describe the connection between riparian buffers, water quality, and the ecological integrity of streams. 10:20 – 11:20 Funding Panel Discussion – Facilitated by Alvan Gale q Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, Bill O’Donnell, NRCS WHIP Program Manager q Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, Kevin Hinkle USDA Farm Service Agency q Partners for Fish and Wildlife, John Schmidt , USFWS q Mining Mitigation, Dennis Stottlemeyer, WV DEP Mining and Reclamaiton q Transportation and Enhancement, Bill Robinson, WV DOT 11:20 – 11:30 BREAK The afternoon sessions will be presentations from project organizers outlining the following: q Planning q Design q Implementation q Monitoring and Maintenance q Lessons Learned – what did not work and things to consider such as planting times, manpower needed, availability of trees, laying out the site 11:30 – Noon Sleepy Creek Riparian Planting, Gale Foulds, Sleepy Creek WSA and Barbie Elliott, WV Conservation Agency Noon – 1:00 LUNCH on your own C2 1:00 – 1:30 Riparian Area Electric Fencing Demonstration, Neil Gillies, Cacapon Institute 1:30 – 2:00 Wardensville Project, Carla Hardy, WV Conservation Agency 2:00 – 2:10 BREAK 2:10 – 2:40 Mining Reforestation, Scott Eggerud, DEP DMR 2:45 – 3:10 Group Discussion on Lessons Learned – Facilitated by Rick Buckley 3:10 – 3:15 Evaluations and Wrap Up

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Fwd: WVWN Meeting Reminder - Dec 3 Morgantown
by Duane330＠aol.com 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

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Re: [CLEAR] High TDS in Mon River
by James Kotcon 23 Nov '08

23 Nov '08

This story suggests that PA-DEP first became aware of the problem on Oct. 10 due to air violations at Hatfields Ferry. But the report Duane circulated illustrates spikes at California, Charleroi, and Belle Vernon, PA. All of these are welll downstream of Hatfields Ferry? The story says MUB has rejected brine from gas drillers, so where is the high TDS coming from? JBK State Needs to Plan for Gas Well Drilling Brine Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 ; 01:50 PM A long-term plan for gas well drilling water disposal may be one outcome of this fall's water quality problem on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania. Story by Pam Kasey Email | Bio | Other Stories by Pam Kasey MORGANTOWN -- A long-term plan for gas well drilling water disposal may be one outcome of this fall's water quality problem on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania. Environmental regulators need to anticipate how much brine the coming boom in Marcellus shale gas well drilling will generate and how much of that the rivers can handle, according to one scientist. All Connected The Monongahela River problem first came to the attention of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials Oct. 10, explained PADEP Aquatic Biologist Supervisor Rick Spear at a Nov. 14 Morgantown meeting of agency officials, researchers, nonprofit groups and residents from both Pennsylvania and West Virginia. On Oct. 10, Spear said, Allegheny Energy's Hatfield's Ferry Power Station violated its air emissions permit. What followed is a study in how everything is connected. The power station's problem, it turned out, originated in the cooling water it withdrew from the Monongahela River: Unusually high levels of the salts that, with other substances, make up the contaminant "total dissolved solids" (TDS). TDS is not a human health hazard but, at concentrations above the Pennsylvania water quality standard of 500 milligrams/liter, it can harm industrial equipment and affect the smell and taste of drinking water, officials said. PADEP asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to increase releases from dams upriver in West Virginia to dilute the contaminants. And the Corps called the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, which manages the facilities at Tygart Lake State Park. Tygart Lake, it turns out, is on drought watch. Releasing much more from the dam would leave the boat ramps high and dry. "That's going to affect our fishing," said DNR Fisheries Biologist Frank Jernejcic at the meeting. "This potentially has a lot of ramifications, not only for water quality but for access areas and other things." PADEP stepped up its water quality sampling and found concentrations above 900 mg/L below wastewater treatment plants on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania. They traced it to gas well drilling brine the plants had accepted but could not, with standard technology, fully treat. By Oct. 22, PADEP ordered nine wastewater treatment plants on the Monongahela River to curtail gas well drilling brine treatment until further notice. Did West Virginia Contribute? An outstanding question concerns October data showing TDS levels as high as 500 mg/L as the Monongahela River entered Pennsylvania from West Virginia. The main problem was not in West Virginia, according to Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University. PADEP's sampling data show clearly that the TDS numbers spiked at the wastewater treatment plants, Ziemkiewicz said. Still, some wonder whether the West Virginia TDS numbers are unusually high for this time of year and, if so, whether that's due to low flows or to some new upriver discharge. Historical data are not immediately available, but Ziemkiewicz said he's very interested in getting them. Management Options Here's why. The Marcellus shale natural gas boom has only just begun. PADEP's Spear estimated that there are 50 to 150 Marcellus gas wells in operation in Pennsylvania and said that the number is projected to increase "dramatically." Just one company operating in West Virginia, Chesapeake Energy Corp., expects to drill 30 to 40 Marcellus wells in 2009, primarily in Wetzel County, according to vice president Scott Rotruck. Drillers in West Virginia typically inject their brine deep underground or send it out of state. But this fall's incident made it clear that even out-of-state discharges can have effects in West Virginia. Ziemkiewicz suggested a near-term management option. "We'll need to start looking at whether you can manage some of these discharges to the river," he said, "by simply encouraging people to discharge during high flow periods and to stop when river gets low, on a voluntary basis. That's something that could happen right away." But more importantly, for longer-term planning, Ziemkiewicz is considering a research project that would use historical flow and water quality data to calculate how much brine the rivers can dilute. Regulators need to think now about how much drilling brine they can expect in the coming years, he said. If they know how much the rivers will be able to handle, they can plan better for volumes above that. Specialized treatment is one possibility. Morgantown Utility Board General Manager James Green said MUB has rejected water from gas well drillers. "They're talking to engineers right now about building a plant that's focused directly on treating this brine," Green said. At the Nov. 14 meeting, Jernejcic said he joined DNR in the 1970s, "before the fish" -- that is, back when the Monongahela River was almost completely dead because of acid mine drainage. It now supports prized fisheries and continues to improve. He wants to see planning for gas well drilling brine happen now. Copyright 2008 West Virginia Media. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. >>> <Duane330(a)aol.com> 11/22/08 1:08 PM >>> RE: High TDS in Mon River. See the attachment for the Report of the WVU Water Research Institute on the Mon River. Duane p.s. This report is also accessible from the home site of the Upper Monongahela River Association under the Marsellus Shale topic: _www.uppermon.org_ (http://www.uppermon.org) **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. 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High TDS in Mon River
by Duane330＠aol.com 22 Nov '08

22 Nov '08

RE: High TDS in Mon River. See the attachment for the Report of the WVU Water Research Institute on the Mon River. Duane p.s. This report is also accessible from the home site of the Upper Monongahela River Association under the Marsellus Shale topic: _www.uppermon.org_ (http://www.uppermon.org) **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?re… %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001)

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Proposed purchase of EC/pH multimeter
by Duane330＠aol.com 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

To: CLEAR members and friends....................... It is proposed that CLEAR purchase a portable meter that measures Electrical Conductivity (EC) and pH for use on Cheat Lake and the local feeder streams. This will be particularly valuable during times of low flow, when there are releases of pollutants upstream or when the local feeder streams are suspected of contamination of the Lake. [We already have a turbidity meter that I have been using as has Mike Strager, our VP.] We have enough money on hand. And, we have $2000 of credit with the Mon Co. Commission for reimbursement after expenditures, much of which is to be used for educational programs dealing with recreation in the Cheat Lake Park and Trail. PROPOSED PURCHASE A.S.A.P Page 362, Cole Parmer, 2009/2010 Catalog: Oakton Waterproof Multiparameter Testr 35-Series Pocket Meter Package: Catalog number ED-35425-00………..EC & pH Multi-Pocket Meter……………………… .$125. Catalog number ED-35425-50……….Replacement module…………………………..$67. Catalog number ED-09377-16……….Replacement batteries (pack of 6)…………… ..$13.50 Catalog number ED-35624-70………..Hard carry case & pH pouches…………………$31.70 Total………………………………………………………………………………………$237.20 PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OBJECTIONS OR ALTERNATIVES. THANK YOU. Duane Nichols, 599-8040, Cell: 304-216-5535. _duane330(a)aol.com_ (mailto:duane330@aol.com) **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?red… p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

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Conservation Award of DAC
by duane330＠aol.com 16 Nov '08

16 Nov '08

The Conservation Award of the Monongahela Chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists was given to Duane Nichols on November 15, 2008 for his work on the Cheat River watershed.?? The Award was granted at the Morgantown Public Library after a presentation by Duane Nichols on the regional history of the Cheat River covering the period from 1750 to the present time.?

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Longview's Acid Rain Permit
by duane330＠aol.com 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

=========================================================== Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 3:31 PM =========================================================== NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR DRAFT/PROPOSED ACID RAIN PERMIT Under Phase II of the Acid Rain Program (40 CFR 72 and 45CSR33), the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) proposes to approve a Phase II Acid Rain Permit, R33-56671-2013-1, for Unit 001 at Longview Power LLC’s Longview Power facility located near Morgantown, West Virginia. Longview Power is not eligible to receive sulfur dioxide (SO2) allowance allocations from the U.S. EPA under 40 CFR part 73, but may acquire allowances from other sources. This unit is still obligated to hold SO2 allowances as required under and in accordance with 40 CFR §72.9(c)(1). One allowance authorizes the unit to emit one ton of sulfur dioxide. The permit does not affect Longview Power’s responsibility to meet all other existing local, state and federal requirements related to SO2 and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The Designated Representative for Longview Power is Mr. Charles Huguenard of Longview Power LLC, 306 Dents Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26501. All written comments submitted by the public and affected state(s) pursuant to this notice must be received by the DAQ within thirty (30) days of the date of publication of this notice. Under the Direct proposed procedures of 40 CFR §72.72(b)(1)(v), if no significant, adverse comments are timely submitted, the proposed permit will be deemed issued on the publication date of this notice or from the date the USEPA receives this draft/proposed permit, whichever is later. Written comments submitted by the USEPA must be received by the DAQ within forty-five (45) days from such date. If significant, adverse comments are timely submitted, the proposed permit will be issued in accordance with 40 CFR §72.72(b)(1)(iv). In the event that the 30th//45th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the comment period will be extended until 5:00 p.m. on the following regularly scheduled business day. Copies of the Draft/Proposed Permit may be downloaded from the DAQ's web site at the following address: http://www.wvdep.org/daq The Draft/Proposed Permit and the Administrative Record, except information protected as confidential, are available for public review at the following location(s) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: WV Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 Contact: Frederick Tipane (304) 926-0499 ext. 1215 OR WV Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality North Central Regional Office 2031 Pleasant Valley Road, Suite #1 Fairmont, WV 26554-9295 (304) 368-3910 Send comments, and/or requests for a public hearing to John A. Benedict, Director, Division of Air Quality, at the above Charleston address. Submit all comments in duplicate and identify the permit to which the comments apply. The submission shall include the commenter’s name and address, the commenter’s interest in this matter and the affiliation, if any, the commenter has to the owner or operator of the unit(s) covered by the permit. All relevant, timely comments will be considered except for those pertaining to any standard requirement under 40 CFR §72.9 and issues not related to the permit, such as the environmental effects of acid rain or permit issuance procedures or actions on other permit applications not relevant to the issuance or denial of the permit. Any person who requests a public hearing must state the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. If the DAQ finds that a hearing will contribute to the decision making process by clarifying significant issues affecting the draft/proposed permit, a hearing will be announced.

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WV Watershed Network -- 12/3/08
by Duane330＠aol.com 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Riparian Areas Resources and Strategies Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 3:15 P.M. Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa Morgantown, WV WVWN 2008 Winter Meeting "Riparian Areas Resources and Strategies" Wednesday, December 3 2008 Lakeview Resort, Morgantown WV AGENDA 10:00 – 10:20 Introduction , Tim Craddock, WV Save Our Streams Tim will describe the connection between riparian buffers, water quality, and the ecological integrity of streams. 10:20 – 11:20 Funding Panel Discussion – Facilitated by Alvan Gale q WHIP, NRCS to be determined q CREP, NRCS to be determined q Conservation Districts, Norm Bailey, WVCA q Partners for Fish and Wildlife, TU or John Schmidt "invited" q Mining Mitigation, Dennis Stottlemeyer q Transportation and Enhancement, Bill Robinson or Harold Simmons, DOT 11:20 – 11:30 BREAK The afternoon sessions will be presentations from project organizers outlining the following: q Planning q Design q Implementation q Monitoring and Maintenance q Lessons Learned – what did not work and things to consider such as planting times, manpower needed, availability of trees, laying out the site 11:30 – Noon Sleepy Creek Riparian Planting, Gale Foulds, Sleepy Creek WSA and Barbie Elliott, WV Conservation Agency Noon – 1:00 LUNCH on your own 1:00 – 1:30 Riparian Area Electric Fencing Demonstration, Neil Gillies, Cacapon Institute 1:30 – 2:00 Wardensville Project, Carla Hardy, WV Conservation Agency 2:00 – 2:10 BREAK 2:10 – 2:40 Mining Reforestation, Brad Edwards, OSM or Scott Eggerud, DEP 2:45 – 3:10 Group Discussion on Lessons Learned – Facilitated by Rick Buckley 3:10 – 3:15 Evaluations and Wrap Up **************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redir= http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001)

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Fwd: Event Wednesday!
by duane330＠aol.com 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

-----Original Message----- From: Eric Mclaughlin <eric.mclaughlin(a)gmail.com> To: duane330(a)aol.com Sent: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 9:17 am Subject: Event Wednesday! Hello Mr. Nichols, We have spoken a few times in the past concerning the Mountain Party, and I wanted to inform you of an upcoming event.? This Wednesday, October 15, at the Gluck Theater in the WVU Mountainlair, Mountain Party Gubernatorial Nominee Jesse Johnson will give a speech.? The event will begin at 1130am.? I'd like to invite you and your congregation, if there is a means of doing so early in this week, to attend. The speech will also be followed in the evening by a social and fundraiser at the West Virginia Brewing Company, and all are invited to attend either or both. Thanks, and hope to see you there! Eric McLaughlin

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EPA Report on the Environment
by duane330＠aol.com 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

EPA TO TURN CONTAMINATED SITES INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCING SITES Using a novel approach (the renewable energy interactive mapping tool), EPA has identified thousands of properties that could potentially host solar, wind or biomass energy production facilities and has listed each property's attributes for energy redevelopment.? These properties have varying levels of historic contamination, some already addressed, while others are still to be fully investigated. The appropriate steps to address the contamination at these properties will vary from site to site, depending on the nature of the contamination and intended reuse.? For more information about this renewable energy development potential for contaminated lands, go to http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland EPA RELEASES ITS 2008 REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT EPA released its "2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends," a new and important resource to better understand trends in the nation's health and environment. The new report is intended for a general audience and summarizes highlights of the "EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment" which was released in May, and provided more scientific and technical information. Together the two reports inform about EPA's strategic planning process with the best available scientific information. EPA also launched a new Web site that allows the user to search the full technical report for specific trends in air, water, and land at http://www.epa.gov/roe??

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Fwd: Bear in Cheat Lake
by duane330＠aol.com 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

TO:? CLEAR members and friends.? We now have an additional friend frequenting Cheat Lake.?? The Cheat Lake Trail can be seen in the background. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> "Amy Smith" <babybluz54(a)comcast.net> 9/29/2008 1:11 PM >>> Hey, Donna, That must be the bear you saw in your yard cause there's your house! Amy Pretty neat! Cheat Lake in Morgantown... Here's 7 pics in the order we took them... http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b1-1.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b2.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b3.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b4.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b5.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b6.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b7.jpg This was just past warm hollow around the bend from the dam. The third pic. has a house in the back ground that can help set your bearings. He was swimming from the north to the so uth side of that part of the lake.

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Growing grass in WV
by Duane330＠aol.com 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Is there switch grass in your future................... this study could be done with $55,000. The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind. BROWNFIELDS GRANT AWARDED TO WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY TO REDEVELOP FORMER SURFACE MINES EPA announced an estimated $550,000 Brownfields grant to West Virginia University on Sept. 10, at the 2008 West Virginia Brownfields Conference, titled "A Path to Progress," held in Huntington, W. Va. This grant will fund the identification and redevelopment of mine-scarred lands as production sites for biofuels and other alternative energy sources. Specifically, the grant funds will help the university's Water Research Institute find abandoned scarred mine sites that can be used to produce bio-fuels from switch grass, other bio-fuels or as wind energy farm redevelopment sites. **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)

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World Water Monitoring Day (tm)
by Duane330＠aol.com 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

Welcome! (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/index_spanish.html) (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/index_french.html) (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/Docs/Chinese_WWMD_Brochure_022008.pdf) (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/Docs/Portuguese_WWMD_Brochure.pdf) _________________ World Water Monitoring Day™ is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies. The month-long program kicks off each year on September 18 with a data entry deadline of December 18. (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/About/About_Main.html) Read more. _http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/_ (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kickoff Event! 1,000,000 People in 100 Countries by 2012 September 18, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Hains Point, Washington, D.C. All are welcome to join WWMD sponsors and partners for the official kickoff of World Water Monitoring Day 2008. Following a short formal program, participants will conduct hands-on testing of the Potomac River and visit a variety of displays from WWMD partners and other water quality stakeholder groups. To RSVP, please send an e-mail including your name to _wwmd(a)wef.org_ (mailto:wwmd@wef.org) . _Click here_ (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.85786237820545,+-77.022…) for a map and driving directions. Preliminary Program 9:00 a.m. General Arrivals/Continental Breakfast 9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks Adam Zabinski, President Water Environment Federation 9:25 a.m. WWMD International Partnerships and Developments Ase Johannessen, Development Programme Officer International Water Association 9:30 a.m. WWMD and the International Year of Sanitation Eddy Perez, Senior Sanitation Specialist, Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank D.C. Jerry Johnson, General Manager DC Water and Sewer Authority 9:45 a.m. Remarks from Dignitaries Benjamin Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) (invited) 9:55 a.m. Instructions/Safety Review 10:00 a.m. Monitoring of the Potomac River Educational and Informational Displays from Partners and Sponsors Exhibitors * Alice Ferguson Foundation (Bridging the Watershed) * Amazon Conservation Team * City of Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission * CH2M HILL * DC Water and Sewer Authority * Earth Conservation Corps * Earth Day Network * Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital * International Year of the Reef * Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin * Jewish National Fund * LaMotte Company * National Environmental Education Foundation * Naturalist Audubon Society * Northern Virginia Regional Commission * Potomac Conservancy: Growing Native * U.S. Bureau of Land Management * U.S. Coast Guard/Officer Snook * U.S. Forest Service * U.S. Geological Survey * Virginia Department of Environmental Quality * Virginia Water Environment Association Participating Schools * Beth Tfiloh Dahan Day School, Baltimore, MD * Hebrew Day School, Silver Spring, MD * Kimball Elementary School, Washington, DC * Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy, Rockville, MD **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

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"Gem & Minerals Show" @ Mt. Chateau
by Duane330＠aol.com 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

WV Gem and Minerals Show NOTE: This Saturday and Sunday, September 20th [10 am to 6 pm] and 21st [11 am to 5 pm], please attend the "Gem and Minerals Show" being held at the Mt. Chateau Lodge. This facililty is located at the end of Mt. Chateau Road at the inlet of Cheat Lake. >From Morgantown, take WV Route 896 across the Old Iron Bridge at Ices Ferry, turn right and proceed for about one mile. See the Gem and Minerals web site: _http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/news/geodgems2008.htm_ (http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/news/geodgems2008.htm) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NOTICE: Please be aware that the Mt. Chateau facility is owned by the State of West Virginia and is the home of the WV Geological and Economic Survey. However, there is concern that the current Governor and staff have the sale of this property under consideration for sale to a development project, given the significant value of this property on the Lake. Such a sale would not likely occur until after the current re-election campaign. Former Governors have similarly been willing to dispose of portions of the Mt. Chateau property, as was done by Governor Arch Moore. The Mt. Chateau Lodge building is no longer used as a lodge, however it serves a vital function to the State in its present service for the Geological Survey and as a natural history museum. This property is ideal for scenic walks. With only a minimum of effort, it can be interconnected with the trails in the Coopers Rock State Forest. Fishing and boating access is feasible, particularly for kayaks and canoes. Duane Nichols, President, Cheat Lake Environment & Recreation Association. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

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change of location and time for Cheat Lake Park and Trail discussion
by Sally Wilts 15 Sep '08

15 Sep '08

We are meeting at 5 pm on Sept 18th for a potluck at the dining hall at Chestnut Ridge Park, and meeting will start at 5:30 pm. The dining hall is the last building on the right before the park office. Bring ready-to -eat food, plates, utensils, beverage and cups. At 6:30 Rachel Eddy will have a CD release party at the park, followed by an all-night picking party

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Fwd: Cheat Lake Park and Trail Discussion
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

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Workshop Recommended..DGN
by Duane330＠aol.com 18 Aug '08

18 Aug '08

To: CLEAR Members and Friends Please consider the SMART Solutions for West Virginia Workshop September 18 -19, 2008. SMART Solutions provides watershed groups and participants with useful tools and information needed to implement best management practices of onsite/decentralized wastewater treatment systems. Registration is free and meals will be provided. For the registration form and agenda, see the web site below. For further info, contact Sherry Summers at The National Environmental Services Center West Virginia University (304) 293-4191 Web-site:: _http://www.wvca.us/wvwrc/wvwrc_events.cfm_ (http://www.wvca.us/wvwrc/wvwrc_events.cfm) **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00… )

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Lung disease in WV and US
by Duane330＠aol.com 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

_Two New Asbestos Suits Filed in West Virginia_ (http://www.asbestos-post.com/two-new-asbestos-suits-filed-in-west-virginia.…) July 26th, 2008 Two new asbestos-related lawsuits filed in West Virginia in June name more than 100 defendants between them. The first was filed by Mary Kathryn Black on behalf of the estate of her deceased husband, Steve Black. The second was filed on behalf of Joseph M. Hutchison III and his wife, Ann Hutchison. Both lawsuits were filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court on June 6. Mary Kathryn Black, the widow of steelworker Steve Black, claims that her husband died as a result of asbestos exposure which caused him to develop lung cancer and esophageal cancer. Steve Black worked for companies such as Armco Steel. Other defendants in the suit include six corporations which reside in West Virginia: McJunkin Corporation, Ohio Valley Insulating, State Electric Supply, Union Boiler Company, Vimasco Corporation and West Virginia Electric Supply. The suit alleges that Steve Black developed asbestos-related cancers as a result of working for companies involved in the manufacture, distribution, sale, installation, and removal of products containing asbestos. According to the lawsuit, Steve Black’s lifespan and enjoyment of life was greatly diminished as a result of his asbestos exposure. His widow, Mary Kathryn Black, is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The second lawsuit was filed on June 6 on behalf of Joseph M. Hutchison III and his wife, Ann Hutchison. The lawsuit names a total of 79 different defendant companies, and claims that the defendants are responsible for Joseph M. Hutchison III having developed asbestosis and mesothelioma. Joseph Hutchison worked in South Charleston as a laborer, and was employed with Union Carbide. Hutchison was also student and faculty member of West Virginia University. The lawsuit claims that Joseph Hutchison was exposed to asbestos while working with and around products in use at sites where he was employed. The sites were located in and across West Virginia. The suit includes fifteen counts, relating to the financial, physical, and emotional losses suffered by both Joseph and Ann Hutchinson. They are seeking compensatory and punitive damages for their losses. [Note. Joseph Hutchinson died July 26th in Morgantown, as shown in the Obituary below. He was a leader in the founding of the National Youth Science Camp, held each year at Bartow in West Virginia. For the National Youth Science Camp, see the following: _http://www.nysc.org/_ (http://www.nysc.org/) ] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _Mass Asbestos Lawsuit Dismissal in West Virginia_ (http://www.asbestos-post.com/mass-asbestos-lawsuit-dismissal-in-west-virgin…) July 18th, 2008 A mass dismissal of asbestos-related lawsuits in West Virginia has left many plaintiffs dismayed over the decision. People suffering from asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma must now wait much longer for their day in court. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals this week dismissed more than one thousand asbestos-related lawsuits laid by railroad workers against the companies they once worked for. The more than one thousand plaintiffs had filed lawsuits against their employees, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern. Previously, Circuit Judge Arthur Recht of Wheeling had dismissed the lawsuits. Following an appeal by plaintiffs, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld Circuit Judge Arthur Recht’s decision to dismiss all one thousand suits. In upholding the decision, the Supreme Court of Appeals has rejected a plea that the United States Constitution provides every American with the right to sue in West Virginia, regardless of whether or not they have a real connection to the state. In West Virginia, as in many other states, a plaintiff can file a lawsuit even if they live out of state. To do so, however, they must be able to show that either a plaintiff or a defendant in the case has some type of connection to West Virginia. The Court chose to ignore a 2006 decision known as Morris vs. Crown Equipment, which had granted West Virginia jurisdiction to a dispute which originated in another state. The Court says that this decision did not apply because in the Morris case, one of the defendants was a West Virginia corporation. The claims were filed under the Federal Employers Liability Act, which applies to railroad and some other types of workers, regardless of where they live. After the suits had been filed, the Supreme Court of Appeals consolidated them into the Kanawha County Circuit Court, and assigned them all to Judge Recht. The railway companies had already asked for a move to dismiss the cases while the Supreme Court of Appeals was discussing whether or not the plaintiffs could file their suits in West Virginia. Judge Recht then granted the defendants ’ motion, saying that the Morris case was not applicable, and that the railroad workers could not file suit in West Virginia. The plaintiffs’ appeal was subsequently rejected, and now all one thousand cases have been freed and may be tried in other state courts. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _ALA Report finds Deaths from Lung Disease Increasing_ (http://www.asbestos-post.com/ala-report-finds-deaths-from-lung-disease-incr…) July 26th, 2008 The latest report from the American Lung Association, entitled Lung Disease Data, indicates that death rates due to lung disease are on the increase, and death rates due to other leading causes of death, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke, are decreasing. The American Lung Association publishes the Lung Disease Data report periodically to provide a resource with information about information about lung disease trends in the United States for the media, healthcare professionals, researchers, patients, and the public. The report indicates that lung disease rates are increasing so rapidly that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be the third leading cause of death as early as 2020. Lung diseases include any diseases or disorders in which impairment of lung function is an effect or result of the condition. Lung diseases may be caused by cigarette smoking, exposure to smoke, air pollution, and exposure to occupational hazards such as asbestos and silica dusts. Bernadette Toomey, President and CEO of the American Lung Association, says, “Every year, about 400,000 Americans die from lung disease. With our report, Lung Disease Data, we hope to provide valuable information on lung disease to the public, especially to people who become ill and their family members who are caring for them.” Types of lung disease covered in the ALA report data include the following: • Obstructive lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, as well as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. All of these diseases affect the person’s airways, and limit or block the flow of air in or out of the lungs. • Lung cancer, caused by uncontrolled growth of abnormal lung cells. Lung cancer may be caused by a variety of factors, including cigarette smoking and exposure to asbestos. • Infectious diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus, and tuberculosis, caused by viruses or bacteria which can affect both lung tissue and the membrane which surrounds, protects, and supports the lungs. • Respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hy-pertension. These diseases are caused by problems with gas exchange and blood flow in the lungs. • Pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis. These diseases are characterized by stiffen¬ing and scarring of the lungs, which prevents normal lung function. • Occupational diseases, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, caused by expo¬sure to hazardous substances such as asbestos and silica dust. These occupational diseases have no other known causes apart from exposure to inhalable toxic dusts. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Source of above three entries: _http://www.asbestos-post.com/_ (http://www.asbestos-post.com/) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Submitted by: Duane Nichols, Ph.D., President of CLEAR [Cheat Lake Environment & Recreation Assn.] and Spokesperson for MonValley Clean Air Coalition [MVCAC], Address: 330 Dream Catcher Circle, Morgantown, WV 26508 Phone: 304-599-8040 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OBITUARY FOR JOSEPH HUTCHINSON **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000… )

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Milt Cohen & Joe Hutchinson
by duane330＠aol.com 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

To:? Members and Friends of the Cheat Lake Environment and Recreation Association. I suspect that you are aware of the recent deaths of Milt Cohen and Joe Hutchinson. Both were?very involved?in past years in?various activities?of CLEAR.? Although I got to know them late in their lives, I recognize their incredible insights, activities, and contributions to our community.?? I am preparing a letter from CLEAR to each of their families.? If you have any comments that we might include, please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you for your assistance,?? Duane MILTON COHEN JOSEPH M. HUTCHINSON

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4th Annual Cheat Watershed Tour-- August 9th
by Duane330＠aol.com 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

4th Annual Cheat Watershed Tour Planned for August 9th Friends of the Cheat is hosting a watershed tour Saturday August 9th from 10 AM to 1 PM. The tour will focus on acid mine drainage in the lower Cheat watershed, its effects, and how it can be treated. Anyone interested in the restoration of our streams is encouraged to attend. This free trip will includes stops at our River of Promise Interpretive Trail and will visit two active and two passive treatment systems. Keith Pitzer, executive director of FOC, will lead the tour. Cold drinking water will be provided. Feel free to bring snacks or lunch. Meet at the Kingwood Shopping plaza about 9:45 AM (look for the Buckwheat Express) and plan to return by 1 PM. Wear shoes suitable for walking on gravel. Please register in advance so we know how many to expect. Call our office at 304-329-3621 or email Keith at _kpitzer(a)cheat.org_ (mailto:kpitzer@cheat.org) . -- Sally Wilts, Administrative Assistant Friends of the Cheat 119 S. Price St. Kingwood, WV 26537 304-329-3621 **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)

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