Water
THE NORTH FORK PROJECT
The North Fork active treatment design began in August 2019 when the DEP Division of Land Restoration (DLR) came to us with the invitation to collaborate on this watershed-changing project. FOB is excited to be working with BioMost and DLR engineers to design this treatment site that will remove the Acid Mine Drainage from the three worst pollution sources on the North Fork- Burn’s Blowout, Mine Portal 29, and Long Run. The location of the active treatment plant is just off the Douglas Road after crossing the North Fork bridge and before the rail trail crossing.
We are continually working to ensure that this project as a whole will fit seamlessly in with another big FOB project, the Blackwater River Loop Trail, which will take trail users past this restoration project. We hope that this treatment site will provide an educational opportunity. The site will be located a mile from the Coke Ovens, a relic of the coal industry that created the pollution that this treatment site will be removing. It’s a restoration project that comes full circle!
Water Projects
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Blackwater State of the River Report II
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Passive Treatment Planning and Construction for Seep 100-2
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Passive Treatment Planning and Construction for Seep DOM-1
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North Fork of the Blackwater River Treatment System
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Sand Run Impairment Investigation
The Complete Watershed Ecosystem
We will be taking a look at the flow of the water of the Blackwater River that runs through Tucker County, West Virginia. Learning about the headwaters, major tributaries, environments, and a bit of geology about the river.
