Appalachian Citizens Enforcement Project

Observation Number 1595

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  • Water Test Locations
  • Metal Data Points

Mine Permit Boundaries


  • Water test locations
  • Metals data points
Date 2012-08-16 05:20:00
Location Letcher County, KY
Latitude 37.24496010589247
Longitude -82.77018070220947
Conductivity Measurement9990 µs/cm
Conductivity Instrument TypeHM Digital COM-100
pH Instrument TypeNone
Weather DescriptionSeep out of underground mine. Water was very oily, orange/black. Leaking into creek bed. Stopped here because he saw the company pumping here. Addition: in September the coal company CAM Inc. has made attempts to fix seep from mine.
Comments**Conductivity too high to read. Result confirmed by KFTC organizer.

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