Richards Passive Treatment System
Richards Passive Treatment System
Project Details
| Original Construction Year | 1999 |
| Most Recent Rebuild Year | 2021 |
| Total Cost | 0.00 |
| Total Capital Cost | $43,500.00 |
| Latitude / Longitude Method | Unknown |
| Latitude | 40.663325 |
| Longitude | -78.980273 |
| Elevation | 1270 |
| Project | Richards Passive Treatment System |
| Project Type | Passive Treatment System |
| Project Status | Good/Operational |
| AMD Source | Underground |
| Stream | Two Lick Creek |
| Watershed | |
| River Basin | Kiski-Conemaugh |
| Quad | Commodore |
| City/Township | Cherryhill Township / Cherryhill Township |
| County | Indiana |
| State | PA |
Description: The original Richards 1 passive system was constructed in 1999 to treat a portion of a discharge from the abandoned (Egypt or Victor No 45) underground coal mine. In 2003, the Richards 2A & 2B system was built to expand treatment capacity. Both systems were designed by VAPCO Engineering. After many years of treatment, the Blacklick Creek Watershed Association and Stream Restoration Incorporated formed a partnership effort to seek funding and rehabilitate the system and expand treatment capacity. The entire treatment complex was redesigned by BioMost, Inc in 2020 to provide full treatment of the discharge and construction of the new expanded and rehabbed system was completed in 2021. Multiple seeps exist that were not able to be directed into one of the vertical flow ponds. Most of these sources of AMD are either captured and directed into or upwell within the wetland. These seeps can impact the final water quality of the wetland.
| Treatment Technology | Quantity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Settling Pond | 1 | N/A |
| Aerobic Wetland | 1 | N/A |
| Vertical Flow Pond (VFP) | 3 | N/A |
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| Contact Person: dennisr3 |
| Contact Organization: Blacklick Creek Watershed Association |
| Project Designer: Buck Neely |
| Project Designer Organization: BioMost, Inc |
| Project Responsible Organization: Blacklick Creek Watershed Association |
| Title | Source | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FPW | Foundation For PA Watersheds | $18,000.00 | |
| Growing Greener | PA DEP Growing Greener | $528,024.00 | |
| OSM WCAP | OSM Watershed Cooperative Assistance Program | $100,000.00 | |
| PA DEP Growing Greener | PA DEP Growing Greener | $250,000.00 | |
| Reclamation In Lieu of Penalty | Reclamation in Lieu of Penalty | $43,500.00 |
| Name | Website |
|---|---|
| Blacklick Creek Watershed Association | Visit Website |
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