Office Locations in KS, KY, LA, NC, PA, TN, VA, WV
MARSHALL MILLER & ASSOCIATES
5 3 4 I N D U S T R I A L PA R K R O A D
BLUEFIELD, VA 24605
HEADQUARTERS, VA
534 Industrial Park Road
Bluefield, VA 24605
(p) 276.322.5467 (f) 276.322.1510
(e) corp@mma1.com
KANSAS
5700 Broadmoor Suite 504
Mission, KS 66202
(p) 913.648.4424 (f) 913.648.4763
(e) lenexa@mma1.com
KENTUCKY
5480 Swanton Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
(p) 859.263.2855 (f) 859.263.2839
(e) lexington@mma1.com
LOUISIANA
910 Pierremont Road, Suite 117
Shreveport, LA 71106
(p) 318.848.4848 (f) 318.848.4849
(e) bossiercity@mma1.com
NORTH CAROLINA
5900 Triangle Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617
(p) 919.786.1414 (f) 919.786.1418
(e)raleigh@mma1.com
PENNSYLVANIA
3913 Hartzdale Dr, Suite 1306
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(p) 717.730.7810 (f) 717.730.7812
(e) camphill@mma1.com
TENNESSEE
10376 Wallace Alley Street
Kingsport, TN 37663
(p) 423.279.9775 (f) 423.279.9777
(e) kingsport@mma1.com
VIRGINIA
10988 Richardson Road
Ashland, VA 23005
(p) 804.798.6525 (f) 804.798.5907
(e) ashland@mma1.com
WEST VIRGINIA
601 Morris Street, Suite 204
Charleston, WV 25301
(p) 304.344.3970 (f) 304.344.3986
(e) charleston@mma1.com
200 George Street, Suite 6
Beckley, WV 25801
(p) 304.255.8937 (f) 304.255.8939
(e) beckley@mma1.com
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ISSUE 021 • SUMMER 2010
I N S I D E New EPA Ruling for Underground
THIS ISSUE
Coal Mines
1 ◆ New EPA Ruling On June 28, 2010, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, signed subpart FF (Underground Coal Mines)
into effect as part of the Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR). Beginning January 2011 and reporting
◆ Charleston Office Moves
in March 2012, Underground Coal mines will now have to report CH4 emissions under the MRR. It
◆ Louisiana Office Moving Soon appears that at least quarterly sampling and analysis of CH4 data will be required of all Ventilation
Air Methane (VAM), degas, and Coalbed Methane (CBM) efforts. For more information go to:
2 ◆ The Year in Review 2009 http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
3 ◆ 2009 Appalachian Regional
Reforestation Initiative Charleston Office Moves
Charleston staff members moved into their
4 ◆ 24-Hour Emergency Response new offices on June 25. The new address
for this office is: 601 Morris Street, Suite 204,
Charleston, WV 25301, Tel: (304) 344-3970, Fax:
5 ◆ Brian Parker to Serve as (304) 344-3986.
Vice-Chairman
The new office is across from the
◆ 2010 Transportation Research Appalachian Power Park, the new home of the
Board Environment and
South Atlantic League West Virginia Power.
Energy Research Conference
◆ Virginia DEQ State Lead
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Louisiana Office Moving
ISSUE 021 • SUMMER 2010 ◆ Energy Mineral Law
O F F I C E L O C AT I O N S Foundation Soon
CAMP HILL This August, Shreveport staff are making a
move to be more centrally located. This move
CHARLESTON 6 ◆ A Five-Year Saga Comes to
MISSION
BECKLEY
an End and MM&A Brings will provide for the expansion of the office to
ASHLAND
the Water Home to Iluka better serve the needs of our clients. The new
LEXINGTON
BLUEFIELD
Resources address for the Shreveport office will be: 910
KINGSPORT
RALEIGH Pierremont Road, Suite 117, Shreveport, LA
71106, Tel: (318) 848-4848, Fax: (318) 848-4849.
SHREVEPORT
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The Year in Review 2009
By Steven M. Carpenter, Corporate Risk Manager/Director - Carbon
Management
This summer, the American Bar Association, Section of Environment,
Energy and Resources, in conjunction with the National Energy –
Environment Law and Policy Institute at the University of Tulsa College of
Law, Marshall Miller & Associates Carbon and Environmental staff were
honored to author and edit the “Site Remediation” section of the annual
report. The report was edited by Steve Carpenter and co-authored by Khalil
Porter and Amy Hendershot. The following is a summary of the section.
With the passage of the 2009 Stimulus Bill, the issuance of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse
Gases Rule (MRR) in September, additions made to the MRR this past
spring to include the Oil & Gas industry as well as the Carbon Capture and
Storage systems, along with a lackluster December at the United Nations
Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 2009 proved to be a year of
environmental consciousness among many Americans and the rest of the
world. Within the environmental industry, there is a constant battle to do
what’s best for the environment, and the reality of a lack of funding to do so.
Not surprisingly, the economic uncertainty surrounding the real estate
and manufacturing industries contributed to a significant slowdown in
remedial activity with almost half of remediation firms reporting flat to
negative revenue growth between 2008 and 2009. On the other hand, almost
three quarters of firms reporting any increase in remedial activity at the
federal, state, and local levels, were likely a result of the economic stimulus
package.
The environmental industry is late to the information age; however, there
is a growing trend towards capturing, storing, transferring, and visualizing
site data into actionable, decisive digital information. Access to easily
understood site information facilitates communication among key parties
and provides real-time quality assurance to field activities, as well as
ongoing project budget controls not available to the traditional “waiting for
the lab analysis” approach. Most consulting firms have implemented some
degree of digital record keeping and visualization tools. However, these
tools remain an area where much is needed in terms of standardization,
efficiency, and cost control.
The global marketplace is expending a great deal of effort in understanding
and implementing concepts of sustainability. These efforts have been
extended to the field of site remediation on a number of fronts. Leading the
effort primarily in, but not limited to, the United States is the Sustainable
Remediation Forum (SuRF). Additionally, measures have been taken at
EPA, state, and project levels to implement elements of sustainability
when considering options for site remediation, including lowering the
overall carbon footprint and considering the social impact of the remedial
activities. Specific actions taken include the use of alternative energy
sources, requiring the use of low-sulfur or biodiesel fuels for equipment, and
minimizing the transportation activities associated with site remediation.
With the 2009 U.S. economy in a state of crisis rivaling that of the Great
Depression, President Obama signed the Stimulus Bill into law in February
2009. In addition to prioritizing education and lowering healthcare costs, the
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Stimulus Bill also allocated moneys to environmental cleanup projects which
would in turn create new green jobs that would be higher paying and could
not be outsourced.
The Stimulus Bill allocated $18.8 billion for environmental projects related
to clean water, flood control, and environmental remediation; $7.22 billion of
those funds will be administered by the EPA for its programs that “protect
and promote both green jobs and a healthier environment.” The EPA is giving
priority to projects that can be started and completed expeditiously, which
will likely give new life to environmental projects that were shovel-ready but
unable to receive funding.
From the EPA budget, $600 million is to be used for the remediation of
superfund sites and uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites that
threaten human health and the environment. As of December 28, 2009, the
EPA had 1,270 sites on its National Priority List, generally considered the
most contaminated sites in the nation. Many Superfund sites are ready for
construction, but lacked funding due to budget shortfalls. Over 600 sites with
ongoing construction could be accelerated. As the ramped-up spending
allows more of the Superfund sites to be remediated, there is also the
potential for the EPA to increase its litigation efforts to recoup the cleanup
costs from the responsible parties.
The EPA will administer $100 million in competitive grants to evaluate
and remediate Brownfield sites (former industrial and commercial
sites contaminated with hazardous components which complicate the
redevelopment or reuse of the site). In 2008, the EPA was only able to fund
37% of its Brownfield applications. The stimulus moneys are aimed at
remediating more of these sites to take them from problem properties to
productive community use.
The Stimulus Bill also allocated $200 million to the EPA for cleanup
of petroleum from leaking underground storage tank (UST) systems at
approximately 1,600 additional sites. As of September 2009, the EPA had
confirmed over 488,000 UST releases. There are an estimated 116,000 sites
with the potential to contaminate important water supplies.
As the EPA moves the designated funds to the state level, Americans will
be able to see the stimulus moneys impacting their environment by cleaning
up their local neighborhoods. As the EPA Administrator Jackson noted, it is a
“perfect example of economic growth and environmental protection working
hand in hand to the benefit of all Americans.”
The utilization of nanomaterials as a contaminated site remediation tool is
rapidly gaining momentum in the environmental cleanup industry. The time
and cost required for cleanup has a significant influence on the remediation
strategy, particularly considering the current state of the U.S. economy.
Nanomaterials have proven to have the potential to reduce the costs and
time of remediating contaminated sites, as well as eliminate the need for
treatment and removal of contaminated media in the cleanup process.
The application of nanomaterials at contaminated sites is still in its infancy,
but is rapidly evolving. The production of nanomaterials for remediation is
trending to increase significantly over the next decade. The most recent
advances in nanomaterial technology are the ability to design and produce
materials that are geared for specific remedial solutions, and eliminate the
generation of undesirable remediation byproducts.
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 Nanotechnology is defined as “the understanding and control of matter
at dimensions between approximately one and one hundred nanometers,
where unique phenomena enable . . .” properties not commonly displayed
by particles of the same material at a macroscale. “One nanometer is
one billionth of a meter.” “Nano-sized particles have large surface areas
relative to their volumes and may have enhanced chemical and biological
reactivity.” This allows for increased contact with contaminants, thereby
resulting in rapid reduction of contaminant concentrations. “Because of
their minute size, nanomaterials may pervade very small spaces in the
subsurface and remain suspended in groundwater, which would allow the
particles to travel farther than macro-sized particles and achieve wider
distribution.”
Despite high performance and low cost potential of nanomaterial
remediation, there are unanswered questions regarding the fate and
transport of remaining free nanomaterials in the environment. The EPA has
suggested that further research is needed to understand “whether they
are persistent, and if they have toxicological effects on various biological
systems.” Nevertheless, nanomaterials are being applied at an increasing
number of sites with varying geologies, resulting in a large number of the
sites meeting remediation goals.
2009 Appalachian Regional
Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) Award
Tim Probert (left) MM&A senior scientist/forester is pictured with Keith
Porterfield, Assistant Director, WVDEP from the Oak Hill Regional office,
at an Arbor Day/ tree planting event on reclaimed surface-mined lands of
Cliffs Natural Resources near Pineville, WV.
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Tim Probert, Senior Project Scientist/Forester with the Environmental
Science Department in Bluefield, Virginia recently received the 2009 West
Virginia State Award for Excellence in Reforestation. This award was
presented by Thomas Shope, Director, Appalachian Regional Office, United
States Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining during an Arbor
Day celebration and tree planting event attended by several federal and
state local agencies and dignitaries. Also on hand were local environmental
and watershed groups and students from Wyoming County high schools.
The event was held on reclaimed surface mined lands presently owned by
Cliffs Natural Resources near Pineville, WV.
Tim was also recognized at the 2010 Joint Mining Reclamation Conference
held in Pittsburgh, PA on June 8th, during an awards luncheon sponsored
by the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative group. He was
presented this award for exemplary performance incorporating the Forestry
Reclamation Approach (FRA) during surface mine reclamation. The FRA
includes 5 basic steps, which include: 1) Creating a suitable rooting medium
for good tree growth that is no less than four feet deep and comprised of
topsoil, weathered sandstone and/or the best available material; 2) Loosely
grading the minesoil established in step one to create a non-compacted
growth medium; 3) Using ground covers that are compatible with growing
trees; 4) Planting early successional tree species for wildlife and soil
stability and commercially valuable crop trees; and 5) Using proper tree
planting techniques.
Tim has a B.S. degree in Forest Resource Management and an M.S. in
Forestry from West Virginia University. He has over 25 years of experience
in forest management, environmental science and reforestation of surface
mined lands in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. Tim has been involved
in reforestation research on surface mined lands, co-authoring research
papers and articles, and has spoken at conferences and workshops on
the topic of reforestation. He has been closely involved with the evolution
of forestland planting plans, permitting and oversight of post-mining
reforestation for many coal company clients since the mid 1980’s and helped
advance and apply the fundamentals of the FRA among coal clients he has
served, including the push to plant more commercially valuable hardwood
species on reclaimed mine sites. Through his employment with Pocahontas
Land Corporation, Wagner Forest Management, Gaddy Engineering
and Marshall Miller & Associates, he has worked on over 50 forestland
planting plans that are in various stages of restoring over 20,000 of acres of
reclaimed surface mined land to forests. His efforts have helped reestablish
roughly 10 million trees on surface mines throughout the Appalachian
coalfields where he has worked.
Tim is a member of the West Virginia Chapter of Allegheny Society of
American Foresters (WVSAF) and is Chairman of the Woodlands Award
Committee, which recognizes the efforts of coal companies that are
following the FRA approach. Through the reclamation process, these
companies are establishing productive sites for commercially valuable
forests to be reestablished on surface mined lands in West Virginia.
Congratulations Tim!
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 24-Hour Emergency Response
Danny Mullins, Emergency Response Coordinator
The MM&A Bluefield Emergency Response program finished strong in 2009
and continues to be on a steady pace for 2010. Our ER teams responded to
over 80 incidents in 2009 ranging from tractor-trailer accidents to dielectric
fluid releases.

One incident included approximately 80 gallons of diesel being released in
a truck stop parking lot. MM&A remediated a 120’x100’ area of asphalt and
returned the parking lot to service.
MM&A responded to a paint spill at a local truck stop. The freight located at
the rear of a tractor trailer collapsed and damaged containers of one-gallon
paint cans. Several gallons of paint spilled in the trailer then leaked onto the
parking lot. MM&A removed the damaged freight and placed it on plastic
sheeting. The freight and trailer were cleaned. The trailer was then restocked
and prepared for further transportation.

MM&A responded to an incident that involved a fire at a wood chipper.

The fire burned a fuel line connection, and this resulted in a release of
approximately 70 gallons of diesel onto a storage lot and into several piles of
At another location, a client noticed a sheen in a creek and notified MM&A. sawdust. MM&A remediated the site and contained all impacted materials for
After an extensive investigation, a leaking underground tank was discovered disposal.
that still contained heating oil. MM&A removed product from the creek using
absorbent materials and installed a temporary recovery well in the subsurface
contaminant plume. The client subsequently recovered over 3,000 gallons of
oil/water mixture.

MM&A responded to a highway traffic accident involving a tractor-trailer truck

At another ER site, a power pole snapped in half and dropped a transformer
onto a road due to a winter storm. Dielectric fluid that potentially contained
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was released from the transformer. The
dielectric fluid splashed the surrounding area and spread across the road.
MM&A quickly remediated the spill and allowed the road to be reopened.
that was hauling a double-wide trailer. The truck lost control and went over an
embankment. MM&A remediated diesel-impacted soil and also disposed of
four roll-off boxes of debris.
With continuing business development efforts and current client relationships,
the future of Emergency Response services for MM&A looks bright. Thanks to
all who have contributed to ERs this past year.

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Brian Parker to Serve As Vice-Chairman of
the Environmental Committee for the Virginia
Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA)
Our own Brian Parker, P.E., Mining Engineer, was elected as by the VTCA
to serve as the Vice-Chairman of its environmental committee. Brian’s main
role is to be a representative of the VTCA. In addition, he will attend and
assist in leading VTCA meetings on discussions of important regulatory
issues associated with the aggregate industry and state and federal
agencies. After 2 years, Brian will become the chairman of the committee,
which will require a greater responsibility in identifying industry issues and
collectively finding resolutions with the rest of the VTCA members.
2010 Transportation Research Board
Environment and Energy Research Conference
Virginia DEQ State Lead
Contract Awarded
On July 1, 2010, Marshall Miller and Associates (MM&A) was awarded three
regional contracts from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) entitled Investigation and Remediation of Petroleum Contamination
(State Lead). The scope involves on call professional investigative and
remediation services related to petroleum contamination from underground
storage tanks. The initial term is two years with renewable options for up to
five years.
The DEQ projects pertain to sites in which no responsible party exists or the
responsible party is unwilling/unable to take action. The services include
emergency response clean-up, site characterization, corrective action
planning/implementation and developing alternate water supplies.

Better Delivery of Better Transportation Solutions - June 6-9, 2010, Raleigh,
North Carolina.
Over 400 forward-thinking transportation, environmental, and planning
professionals met at this highly interactive workshop to participate in tracks
that included planning, process, application/delivery, and data/information
management. MM&A was proud to be a bronze sponsor of the event and
Mike Kinder submitted an abstract regarding MM&A’s work with Metrorail
Washington Airport Authority (MMWA).
MM&A has a long history of working with DEQ personnel in the petroleum
program and has also worked directly for the DEQ on individual orders in the
past. These State Lead contracts will further our relationship with DEQ and
provide a mechanism to perform a greater number of petroleum investigation
projects. The Ashland and Bluefield Virginia offices will primarily service
these contracts.
Abandoned USTs found using geophysical techniques

Energy Mineral Law Foundation

By Steven M. Carpenter, Corporate Risk Manager/Director - Carbon
Management
This past winter, Steve Carpenter, Corporate Risk Manager and Director of
Marshall Miller & Associates Carbon Management division was elected
a Trustee-at-large for the Energy Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF). It didn’t
take long for the EMLF to recruit Steve into action. In early August, the
EMLF, in conjunction with the WVU College of Law will hold two “Law Short
Courses”: Coal Law and Climate Change. Steve, joined by Blair McGill, Vice
President and General Manager of Patriot’s Federal No. 2 Mine, will chair
the opening session with an introduction to coal, coal geology and mining
for the Coal Law Short Course.
The second course, Climate Change, will focus on the many technical, legal,
and international aspects of climate change, including carbon sequestration
and carbon footprints. Steve will open and lead the section on carbon
Capture and Storage and the Future Use of Coal in his session “The Science
of CO2 Capture and Geologic Storage. Later in the course, Steve will join
Seth Rice, with the firm of Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir of Pittsburgh
to present “Greenhouse Gas Reporting” and will address the U.S. EPA’s
greenhouse gas reporting regulations and the practical implications of
regulated facilities.
A full list of the speakers and events can be found at:
http://emlf.org/
http://www.emlf.org/Content/images/Coal_10/coal_lowresw.pdf
http://www.emlf.org/Content/images/Climate/climate_lowres.pdf

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A Five-Year Saga Comes To An End and MM&A
Brings The Water Home To Iluka Resources
By Eric Powers, C.P.G., Senior Scientist
It’s been more than five years since Iluka asked MM&A to find and develop
a reliable water supply for its then-proposed Brink, Virginia mineral sands
mining operation. From the beginning, it was apparent that finding such a supply
would not be easy and would likely come from more than one source. An
initial scoping study conducted by MM&A in late 2004 confirmed that although
there were numerous choices, it was clear that a dual source consisting of
groundwater and surface water would likely be required. Studies conducted by
other consultants in the early 1990s confirmed that limited groundwater supplies
existed beneath the site -- although extracting them would likely require a large
array of wells spaced over a large area. In addition, MM&A’s evaluation of the
nearby Meherrin River found that although its hydrology was as good or better
than the Nottoway River, which supplies Iluka’s other Virginia operations, there
would nevertheless be seasonal periods when withdrawals would be prohibited.
Because of these preliminary findings, MM&A recommended that Iluka pursue
a dual supply alternative to provide for the proposed mining operations. By
2005, Iluka hired MM&A to begin exploring and testing groundwater supplies
within its already leased Brink, Virginia mine site. Over the next three years,
numerous test wells were drilled across the site, with many of them yielding
commercial quantities of water. At the same time, Iluka had MM&A look at using
discharge water from a nearby granite quarry as a potential water source to
augment the groundwater. MM&A conducted a study of the alternative, looking
at the reliability of the quarry discharge as well as the feasibility of obtaining
easements to lay a pipe from the quarry to the mine. However, by mid-2006 it
became apparent that the quarry supply would prove too unreliable to serve
Iluka’s needs. Left with the Meherrin River as the only tenable surface water
alternative, Iluka sent MM&A out once again to find an intake location and
pipeline route to extend a water line from the river to the plant.
By 2007, MM&A identified a pipeline route for the river intake, confirmed
enough groundwater reserves to make mining the brink site feasible and
easements were secured with landowners along the route. Preparations were
made to move forward with the mine based on the groundwater supply alone,
with the intention of bringing on the Meherrin supply in the future. In early 2008,
MM&A signed a contract with Iluka to construct the entire Brink well field
including all wells, pumping systems, controls and telemetry along with 68,000
feet of piping required to connect the wells with the concentrator plant and a
potable water system for the plant. Iluka also tasked MM&A to assist it with
obtaining permits to site an intake on the Meherrin River and to connect it to the
plant via 38,000 feet of piping.
The well field project proved to be the largest design/build construction
contract ever undertaken by MM&A, requiring the efforts of a multi-disciplined
team of geologists, engineers, permitting specialists and an array of construction
contractors to get the job done. The largest of the subcontracts went to
Dinwiddie Deep Well Drilling (DDWD) who had already supported MM&A in
drilling all of the test wells at Brink and in supporting MM&A’s construction of
another well field for Iluka’s Concord, VA operations in Sussex County. DDWD
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had the equipment,
experience and expertise
to undertake the complex
task of building the system
across the entire mine site,
which covered more than
2,000 acres. Also on the
team was Hughes Supply
Company (HSC), which has
teamed with MM&A for
many years in providing
electrical design services.
HSC provided design
services and equipment
to provide the 28 well
head panels and telemetry required to make the system operate. Mecklenburg
Electric Cooperative also subcontracted to MM&A to construct 7.2 miles of
electrical lines and service entrances to supply the well pumps with electricity.
After nine months of construction, the well field was completed in December
2008. The commissioning test confirmed that the system was capable of
supplying the mine with enough water (over 500,000 gallons per day) to operate
under normal conditions and the first water flowed from the well field into the
Brink process water ponds on December 12, 2008. By early April of 2009 the well
field system was in full operation supporting the first ore production from the
Brink facility.
Even as the Brink well field was brought online, the need for a backup source
of water remained, since MM&A’s earlier testing indicated that a prolonged
drought would diminish the well field’s ability to provide the mine with enough
water. As the well field project was brought to a close, Iluka once again came
to MM&A to secure the Meherrin River water supply. Although the permitting
process for the intake and wetland portions of the corridor were still in process
in early 2009, Iluka mobilized its own resources to build as much of the pipeline
as possible while its own field crews were available to do the work. MM&A
had already managed the import of over 36,000 feet of surplus high density
polyethylene (HDPE) pipe from Iluka’s Georgia and Florida operations and was
responsible for managing the construction of the river pipeline and intake. This
included all design work and the construction of a suspension bridge to bring
the pipeline across Fountains Creek, a floating section across a beaver pond on
Falling Run, and jack and bore crossings of Mill Road and Dry Bread Road.
Construction on the Meherrin pipeline began during the frigid month of January
2009. Under MM&A’s direction, Iluka’s field services crews heat-fused 27,500
feet of 12- to 24-inch diameter HDPE pipe, clearing and pulling it through rough
terrain and across a variety of obstacles including farmland, wetlands, high
pressure gas mains, under high-tension power lines, under roadways and
through dense forest and brush. Many segments of the pipe required burial
under obstacles or had to be supported above them. Also required were multiple
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air relief valves and gate valves to control the movement of water through the
miles of pipe. Multiple crews worked 10 hour days, six days a week to bring the
pipeline to near completion by early April 2009.
Another year of negotiations and permitting was required before Iluka could
construct the river intake in the Emporia Reservoir, just above Emporia Dam,
and build the final crossing over Fountains Creek. During the brutally cold winter
of 2010, MM&A and Iluka worked together once again to bring the project
to completion. While Iluka secured a contractor to construct the Meherrin
River intake, MM&A hunkered down in its Ashland, Virginia warehouse and
fabricated the Fountains Creek suspension bridge components. Based on
MM&A’s engineered design, the bridge required the machining and assembly
of over 5,000 pounds of structural steel beams, rebar, cable and fasteners. In
early March, the entire steel structure was disassembled, hauled out of the
warehouse into the snow and transported to Petersburg, VA to be hot-dip
galvanized. By April, MM&A had mobilized the equipment and materials to the
site, which was readied for construction. Over a three week period, MM&A’s
construction crew, with assistance from DDWD and Iluka, improved access
roads leading to the swampy site and brought in over 30 yards of concrete to
construct the cable anchors and tower foundations. Once the concrete work
was complete, the steel towers were reassembled and erected on the concrete
foundations. On April 19th the remaining 12-inch segment of HDPE pipe was
lifted into place bridging the final gap between the plant and the Meherrin River.
Iluka selected the Electrical Contracting firm of Chewning and Wilmer to
construct the river intake with MM&A providing project management and
engineering design. MM&A’s engineering design team had specified a floating
screen intake connected to a 100-horsepower electric centrifugal pump, which
would discharge directly to the pipeline Iluka had constructed earlier. The pump
and associated Hydroblast cleaning system are located inside a 12 by 24-foot
chain link compound next to the Emporia Reservoir. All critical electrical and
control systems are housed in an 8 by 8-foot prefabricated fiberglass shed,
while the pump itself sits outside the building on a gravel pad. A 480-volt three-
phase power supply was constructed by Dominion Power to drive the system,
which is remote controlled at the Brink plant via telephone telemetry. Iluka’s
field services crew assembled and installed the screen and floating intake and
after a month of construction the system was activated and tested for three
days. As expected, the pump easily extracted the water from the river, driving
it through nearly 38,000 feet of pipe to the Brink facilities at a rate of nearly 950
gallons per minute.
Iluka now has a complete water system that should deliver sufficient water
to its Brink mining facilities, even under drought conditions. The project
proved rewarding for many of us at MM&A since it gave us the opportunity
to demonstrate our full range of capabilities including geology, hydrology,
engineering design, wetland science, permitting, construction and construction
management. Although there were numerous challenges along the way, the
MM&A team, in partnership with Iluka’s management and staff, were able to
conceive, design and construct a system that should serve the mine well over its
entire lifespan.

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Bluefield, VA 24605
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KANSAS
5700 Broadmoor Suite 504
Mission, KS 66202
(p) 913.648.4424 (f) 913.648.4763
(e) lenexa@mma1.com
KENTUCKY
5480 Swanton Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
(p) 859.263.2855 (f) 859.263.2839
(e) lexington@mma1.com
LOUISIANA
910 Pierremont Road, Suite 117
Shreveport, LA 71106
(p) 318.848.4848 (f) 318.848.4849
(e) bossiercity@mma1.com
NORTH CAROLINA
5900 Triangle Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617
(p) 919.786.1414 (f) 919.786.1418
(e)raleigh@mma1.com
PENNSYLVANIA
3913 Hartzdale Dr, Suite 1306
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(p) 717.730.7810 (f) 717.730.7812
(e) camphill@mma1.com
TENNESSEE
10376 Wallace Alley Street
Kingsport, TN 37663
(p) 423.279.9775 (f) 423.279.9777
(e) kingsport@mma1.com
VIRGINIA
10988 Richardson Road
Ashland, VA 23005
(p) 804.798.6525 (f) 804.798.5907
(e) ashland@mma1.com
WEST VIRGINIA
601 Morris Street, Suite 204
Charleston, WV 25301
(p) 304.344.3970 (f) 304.344.3986
(e) charleston@mma1.com
200 George Street, Suite 6
Beckley, WV 25801
(p) 304.255.8937 (f) 304.255.8939
(e) beckley@mma1.com
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MILLER HILITES
ISSUE 021 • SUMMER 2010
I N S I D E New EPA Ruling for Underground
THIS ISSUE
Coal Mines
1 ◆ New EPA Ruling On June 28, 2010, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, signed subpart FF (Underground Coal Mines)
into effect as part of the Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR). Beginning January 2011 and reporting
◆ Charleston Office Moves
in March 2012, Underground Coal mines will now have to report CH4 emissions under the MRR. It
◆ Louisiana Office Moving Soon appears that at least quarterly sampling and analysis of CH4 data will be required of all Ventilation
Air Methane (VAM), degas, and Coalbed Methane (CBM) efforts. For more information go to:
2 ◆ The Year in Review 2009 http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
3 ◆ 2009 Appalachian Regional
Reforestation Initiative Charleston Office Moves
Charleston staff members moved into their
4 ◆ 24-Hour Emergency Response new offices on June 25. The new address
for this office is: 601 Morris Street, Suite 204,
Charleston, WV 25301, Tel: (304) 344-3970, Fax:
5 ◆ Brian Parker to Serve as (304) 344-3986.
Vice-Chairman
The new office is across from the
◆ 2010 Transportation Research Appalachian Power Park, the new home of the
Board Environment and
South Atlantic League West Virginia Power.
Energy Research Conference
◆ Virginia DEQ State Lead
MILLER HILITES Contract Awarded
Louisiana Office Moving
ISSUE 021 • SUMMER 2010 ◆ Energy Mineral Law
O F F I C E L O C AT I O N S Foundation Soon
CAMP HILL This August, Shreveport staff are making a
move to be more centrally located. This move
CHARLESTON 6 ◆ A Five-Year Saga Comes to
MISSION
BECKLEY
an End and MM&A Brings will provide for the expansion of the office to
ASHLAND
the Water Home to Iluka better serve the needs of our clients. The new
LEXINGTON
BLUEFIELD
Resources address for the Shreveport office will be: 910
KINGSPORT
RALEIGH Pierremont Road, Suite 117, Shreveport, LA
71106, Tel: (318) 848-4848, Fax: (318) 848-4849.
SHREVEPORT
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