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Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)

The Shamokin Creek Watershed sits in the heart of the antracite coal region of Pennsylvania. Contaminated runoff from Abandon Mine Drainage, or AMD, from over 55 discharges in a 54 sq. mile area severely degrade the water quality of the Shamokin Creek and its tributaries. Since almost all of these discharges are legally abanoned, it's up to people like the Shamokon Creek Restoration Allaince to tackle this enormous problem. To learn more about AMD and the Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance, please visit http://www.shamokincreek.org
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  • (Site 29) Located just down from Site 30
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  • (Site 48) Located off of Venn Access Rd.
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  • Site 48 became SCRA's 2nd passive treatment system. It contains three settling ponds intented to allow sufficient time for iron oxidation, precipitation, and settling before flowing into Carbon Run.
  • Pond 1
  • Pond 2
  • Pond 3
  • Carbon Run before the confluence with Site 49.
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  • (Site 49) Located on Rt. 125
  • Sterling Mine Slope- One of the most well-known discharges. Due to the high flow and high metals, it's the 4th worst discharge in the watershed.
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  • Carbon Run after the conflunce with Site 49.
  • Fish in Carbon Run in Shamokin!!
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