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Science for Watershed Decisions on Abandoned Mine Lands: Review of Preliminary Results, Denver, Colorado, February 4-5, 1998

ABANDONED MINE LANDS INITIATIVE - YEAR-ONE WORKSHOP

Schedule for Wednesday, February 4, 1998
Posters
Schedule for Thursday, February 5, 1998

Schedule for Wednesday, February 4, 1998

Time	Topic and Speaker(s)
8:00 - 8:15	Introduction (Herb Buxton, USGS)
8:15 - 8:30	Federal land-management agency introductory remarks (Rob Robinson, BLM and Ray TeSoro, USFS)
8:30 - 9:00	The role of geoenvironmental maps and statewide assessments in prioritizing watersheds for remediation of abandoned mine lands (Stan Church, USGS)
9:00 - 9:10	Overview of the Colorado and Montana pilot AML watersheds (Paul von Guerard, USGS)
9:10 - 9:30	What streams are affected by abandoned mines?—Characterization of water quality and bed sediment in the streams of the Boulder River watershed (David Nimick, USGS)
9:30 - 9:50	Impacts of abandoned mine lands on stream ecosystems of the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado (John Besser, USGS)
9:50 - 10:10	BREAK
10:10 - 10:30	Seasonal fluctuations of dissolved-zinc concentrations and loads in mainstem streams of the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado (Ken Leib, USGS)
10:30 - 10:50	A toxicological reconnaissance of the upper Animas River watershed near Silverton, Colorado (Del Nimmo, USGS)
10:50 - 11:10	The importance of geologic investigations combined with GIS technology in understanding abandoned mine lands and related repository and remediation issues in the Boulder River and upper Animas River watersheds (Doug Yager, USGS)
11:10 - 11:30	Watershed approach to mine reclamation (Bob Wintergerst, USFS)
11:30 - 11:50	Watershed characterization from the air: application of geophysical techniques to watershed characterization in the Boulder River watershed (Bruce Smith, USGS)
11:50 - 1:20	LUNCH AND POSTERS
1:20 - 1:40	Mapping of acid-generating and acid-buffering minerals in the Animas River watershed by AVIRIS spectroscopy (Brad Dalton, USGS)
1:40 - 2:00	Digital data for watershed characterization of abandoned mine land (Paul Martin, USGS)
2:00 - 2:20	Gaining a watershed view of metal sources and reactive processes using tracer-injection studies (Briant Kimball, USGS)
2:20 - 2:40	Case studies relating geology and abandoned mines to geochemistry of springs and streams in the upper Animas River basin, Colorado (Dana Bove, USGS)
2:40 - 3:00	Determination of pre-mining background using sediment cores from old terraces in the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado (Stan Church, USGS)
3:00 - 3:20	BREAK
3:20 - 3:40	Potential effects of runoff from mine dumps on dissolved metal loads in streams—Preliminary results of lab and field studies for the upper Animas River and Boulder River watersheds (Win Wright and George Desborough, USGS)
3:40 - 4:00	Aquatic physical habitat and sediment analysis in evaluating mined land remediation measures: a 1998 review (Robert Milhous, USGS)
4:00 - 4:20	Use of ecological indicators as endpoints for remediation (Terry Boyle, USGS)
4:20 - 4:40	The Boulder Geoenvironmental Explorer: A GIS to communicate science to land managers and the public (Anne McCafferty, USGS)
4:40 - 5:30	POSTERS

POSTERS

STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL MAPPING

The role of geoenvironmental maps and statewide assessments in prioritizing watersheds for remediation of abandoned mine lands by S.E. Church, T.C. Sole, D.B. Yager, and A.E. McCafferty

CHARACTERIZATION OF STREAMS ON A WATERSHED SCALE

What streams are affected by historic, abandoned mines? — Preliminary interpretation of bed-sediment geochemical data, Boulder River watershed, Montana by D.L. Fey and S.E. Church
Fluvial tailings deposits in the Boulder River watershed, Montana: Preliminary results by D.L. Fey, S.E. Church, J.S. Curry, and T.C. Sole
Methodologies for characterizing aquatic health and preliminary results, Boulder River watershed, Montana by Aida M. Farag, Dan F. Woodward, Don Skaar, and William Brumbaugh
Transport and partitioning of zinc among water, colloids, and bed sediments during low-flow conditions, Animas River watershed, Colorado by B.A. Kimball and S.E. Church
Colloid formation and transport of aluminum and iron in the Animas River near Silverton, Colorado by L.E. Schemel, B.A. Kimball, and K.E. Bencala
Recurrence intervals, probability, and annual duration of dissolved-zinc concentrations using flood analysis techniques in the Upper Animas River watershed, Colorado by Kenneth J. Leib, M. Alisa Mast, and Winfield G. Wright
Metal uptake, transfer, and hazards in the stream food web of the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado by John M.Besser, William Brumbaugh, S.E. Church, and Briant A. Kimball
Rare earth element geochemistry of acid waters: Preliminary results identifying source signatures and instream processes by Philip L. Verplanck, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Winfield G. Wright, and Howard E. Taylor
Comparison of filtration procedures and analytical procedures on iron(II/III): Results from upper Animas, Summitville, and Iron Mountain by James W. Ball, D. Kirk Nordstrom, and Charles N. Alpers
Characterization of aquatic health in mine-impacted streams: A case history from the Clark Fork River, Montana, and the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho by Dan F. Woodward, Aida M. Farag, and William Brumbaugh

WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATION

Progress report on surficial deposits and geomorphology of major drainages of the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado by Rob Blair

SOURCE OF METAL LOADING

Quantification of metal loading by tracer-injection methods in Cataract Creek, Boulder River watershed, Montana: Study design by Tom E. Cleasby, David A. Nimick, and B.A. Kimball
Oxygen isotopes of dissolved sulfate as a tool to distinguish natural and mining-related dissolved constituents in the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado by Winfield G. Wright, M. Alisa Mast, and Kenneth J. Leib
Determination of pre-mining background using sediment cores from old terraces in the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado by S.E. Church, D.L. Fey, and E.M. Brouwers

MINE SITE CHARACTERIZATION

Acid-neutralizing potential of igneous bedrock in Basin and Cataract Creeks, Boulder River watershed, Montana by G.A. Desborough and P.H. Briggs
Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of mine dumps on BLM lands, upper Animas River watershed, Colorado: Plans and preliminary results by J.T. Nash, G.A. Desborough, and D.L. Fey
Spectral induced polarization studies of mine dumps near Silverton, Colorado by David L. Campbell, David V. Fitterman, and Robert J. Horton
Seasonal fluctuations of discharge and dissolved constituents from selected abandoned mines in the upper Animas River watershed, Colorado by Winfield G. Wright, Kenneth J. Leib, and M. Alisa Mast
An overview of the U.S. Geological Survey mine waste characterization project by Kathleen S. Smith, James G. Crock, G.A. Desborough, David V. Fitterman, Reinhard W. Leinz, Maria R. Montour, Mark R. Stanton, Gregg A. Swayze, and Robert B. Vaughn
Using imaging spectroscopy to cost-effectively locate acid-generating minerals at mine sites: An example from the California Gulch Superfund Site in Leadville, Colorado by Gregg A. Swayze, Roger N. Clark, Kathleen S. Smith, Philip L. Hageman, Stephen J. Sutley, Ronald M. Pearson, Gary S. Rust, Paul H. Briggs, Allen L. Meier, Michael J.Singleton, and Shelly Roth
Digital geologic compilations of the upper Animas and Boulder River watersheds: Geographic information systems technology used as a scientific interpretation tool by D.B. Yager, K. Lund, R.G. Luedke, D.J. Bove, M.J. O'Neill, and T.C. Sole

PRESENTING ABANDONED-MINE-LANDS INFORMATION

The Boulder Geoenvironmental Explorer: A GIS tool to communicate science to land managers and the public by A.E. McCafferty, D.B. Yager, and T.C. Sole

Schedule for Thursday, February 5, 1998

Time	Topic and Speaker(s)
MORNING SESSION: Perspectives on Implementing the Watershed Approach to Remediate Abandoned Mine Lands Moderator: Rob Robinson (Bureau of Land Management)
8:10 - 8:20	Introduction-Rob Robinson (Bureau of Land Management)
8:20 - 8:40	Kirk Nordstrom (U.S. Geological Survey)
8:40 - 9:00	Vic Anderson (Montana Department of Environmental Quality)
9:00 - 9:20	Carl Norbeck (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)
9:20 - 9:40	Bill Simon (Animas River Stakeholders Group) and Gary Broetzman (Colorado Center for Environmental Management)
9:40 - 10:00	BREAK
Moderator: Paul von Guerard (U.S. Geological Survey)
10:00 - 10:20	Cal Joyner (U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management)
10:20 - 10:40	Jim Dunn (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
10:40 - 11:00	Jan Gamby (U.S. Department of the Interior)
11:00 - 11:20	Harvey Blank (U.S. Department of the Interior)
11:20 - 11:40	Larry Gadt (U.S. Forest Service)
11:40 - 1:00	LUNCH (and continuation of the poster session)
AFTERNOON SESSION: Is the Watershed Approach Viable? Moderator: Gary Broetzman (Colorado Center for Environmental Management)
1:00 - 3:00	Panel Discussion

Panel Members:

Harvey Blank (Department of the Interior)

Terry Harwood (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Dan Weese (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Bill Simon (Animas River Stakeholders Group)

Vic Anderson (Montana Department of Environmental Quality)

Carl Norbeck (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)

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