Department of Agriculture
and Land Stewardship
Division of Soil Conservation
There are
no active mines in Iowa. Historical coal
production was confined to the
south-central part of the State until
the last operating coal company ceased
mining in 1994 with an annual production
of 50,000 tons. There are currently 16
inspectable units (IU’s) in the State.
Four of these IU’s are in a maintenance
mode and will be removed from the IU
list during EY 2007.
Since 1998,
the number of inspectable units has
decreased from 28 to 16. The
number of inspectable units will
continue to decrease and be removed from
the inspectable unit list, as the
remaining bond forfeiture sites are
reclaimed and their one year required
maintenance period ends.
As a
minimum program State, Iowa receives
$1.5 million annually to implement the
AML (Title IV) program. Through EY 2006,
$25,101,158 has been spent on completing
various reclamation projects and an
additional $925,987.00 has been funded
to complete other projects through
Appalachian Clean Stream Program and the
Watershed Cooperative agreement Program.
Since the
State Title IV program was approved,
Iowa has reclaimed 58,615 feet of
dangerous high wall, 834 acres of
dangerous piles and embankments, three
dangerous impoundments, 26 hazardous
water bodies, 20 vertical openings, 9.0
miles of clogged streams, and 691 acres
of mined land contributing to flooding
problems
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Department of Natural
Resources
Air and Land Protection Division
Land Reclamation Program
As of
April 1, 2007, there are 29 inspectable
units in Missouri, including 15 active
inspectable units. Coal production for
2005 was approximately 595,000 tons.
As a
minimum program State, Missouri receives
$1.5 million annually to implement the
AML (Title IV) program. In addition from
FY 1998 through FY 2006, the State
received a total of $1,311,109 for the
Clean Stream Program. Missouri also
receives $50,000 annually to administer
the State AML Emergency Program.
Since the
State Title IV program was approved in
1982, Missouri has reclaimed 73,702 feet
of dangerous highwalls, 35 portals,
approximately 6 acres of subsidence, 183
vertical mine openings, 50 instances of
polluted water, 1,598acres that were
contributing to 10.8 miles of clogged
streams, 634 acres of dangerous piles
and embankments, 217 acres of coal
wastes, and 1,382 acres of mine spoils.
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