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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

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

CHARACTERIZATION OF STREAMS ON A WATERSHED SCALE

WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATION

SOURCE OF METAL LOADING

MINE SITE CHARACTERIZATION

PRESENTING ABANDONED-MINE-LANDS INFORMATION


Schedule for Thursday, February 5, 1998

MORNING SESSION: Perspectives on Implementing the Watershed Approach to Remediate Abandoned Mine Lands
Moderator: Rob Robinson (Bureau of Land Management)
Time Topic and Speaker(s)
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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