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Nemacolin Energy Institute1st Annual National Coal Conference
Nemacolin Woodlands ResortApril 24-25, 2012
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia Coal Association
Total Production (2011) 137,498,509
Underground 89,513,004Surface
47,985,505
Coal Companies Operating in WV 231
Number of Mines 229Underground 141Surface 88
West Virginia Coal Employment 20,705 (UG+SU)
Underground 15,469Surface 5,236Coal Handling Facilities 2,340Contractors 2,165Total Coal Employment 25,210
Estimated Average Annual Coal Wage $68,500Estimated Production Value 2011 $9,624,895,630Estimated Coal Severance Tax Paid $500 Million
West Virginia Coal Association
Est.
Perfect StormFederal government “permitorium”
Economic “uncertainty” – America and worldwide
Mild winter
Natural gas prices
PermitoriumSection 404 Permitting
CWA Section 404 Individual Permits Issued in Huntington District
22
11
32 2
3
0
5
10
15
20
25
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year
West Virginia Coal Association
To Do Energy Policy Election
Land• SBZ-SPR RULE
Sea• NPDES PERMITS• 404 PERMITTING• NATIONWIDE PERMITS• WATER INTAKE• ELECTRIC POWER ELGs
Air• CSAPRCSAPR• HgMACTHgMACT• NAAQSNAAQS• GHG NSPSGHG NSPS• COAL ASHCOAL ASH
“The reliability of the nation’s electrical
generating system is at risk… Accelerated plant
retirements and shutdowns will cause reserve capacity to
plummet, increasing the likelihood and severity of
service disruptions.” Thomas Fanning, CEO
The Southern Company
• Extraction Extraction • SBZ RuleSBZ Rule• NPDES PermitsNPDES Permits• 404 Permitting404 Permitting• NWPsNWPs• MSHAMSHA
• Consumption Consumption • CSAPRCSAPR• Hg MACTHg MACT• NAAQSNAAQS• GHG NSPSGHG NSPS• Water IntakeWater Intake• Power Plant Effluent Power Plant Effluent LimitsLimits• Coal AshCoal Ash
• Land Land • HR 3409HR 3409
• SPR/SBZSPR/SBZ
• Sea Sea • HR 2018 HR 2018 (Rahall)(Rahall)
• NPDES NPDES • 404 404
• Air Air • Inhofe CRAInhofe CRA
• MACTMACT
•HR 2401HR 2401• NAAQSNAAQS• CSAPRCSAPR
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