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Lick Creek Project
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Kathy Karpan,
former Director of the Office of Surface Mining, congratulating Dwight Cousert,
President of the Patoka South Fork Watershed Steering Committee. The Patoka South Fork
group is a volunteer citizen group working together towards a common goal of environmental
stewardship and improvement within the 49,000 acre watershed. |
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The Aqueous Anoxic
Limestone Drain installed within an acid mine lake. This experimental passive
treatment system allows for the passage of acid water to pass through limestone under
anoxic conditions to improve water quality. Over 4,000 tons of limestone was used, water
moves from right to left, and the improved water empties into a high quality 40 acre
wetland created by a beaver dam. |
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Kathy Karpan,
keynote speaker at the Lick Creek Project dedication ceremony, addressing the gathered
audience, in excess of 50. In the background is the limestone experimental Aqueous Anoxic
Limestone Drain. |
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Attendees, including local
television media, at the dedication ceremony. Many of the attendees are regulars at the
monthly meetings of the Patoka South Fork Watershed Steering Committee. |
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The sign agreed upon by the volunteer citizen group for the Lick Creek
Project. This sign will be the template for all future citizen watershed projects. |
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