APPLIED SCIENCE FUNDED PROJECTS FY 2006

Principal Investigator, Institution, & Title

Peter D. Stahl; University of Wyoming; Influence of Plant Community Structure and Topsoil Handling Method on Soil Structure Development and Microbial Community Recovery in Reclaimed Soil

R. Dunker; University of Illinois; A System to Evaluate Prime Farmland Reclamation Success Based on Spatial Soil Properties

Martina Hines; Kentucky Nature Preserves; A method for identifying critical wildlife habitats and outstanding natural areas by assessing vegetation through spacial analysis utilizing remote sensing and aerial survey data in combination with existing GIS coverage of ecological data.

John S. Schwartz; University of Tennessee; Development of a Rapid Geomorphic Assessment Technique to Support the CHIA/PHC Process: A Focus on Model Improvement for Estimating Sediment Loads

James Kern; Map Tech; An Evaluation of BMP Efficiencies in Reducing TDS Loads from Active and Abandoned Mine Lands and AMD

Richard Herd; West Virginia Water Research Institute; IN-situ Mitigation of Iron in a Net-alkaline Environment

Mark W. Paschke; Colorado State University; Establishing Shrubs to Achieve Bond Release on Colorado Coal Mines: A Demonstration of Methods

William L. Whittaker; Carnegie Mellon University; Robotic Survey and Mapping of Mines

Tracy D. Branam; Indiana Geological Survey; Hydrology Issues-Acid Mine Drainage-Prevention and Treatment

Robert C. Musselman; USDA Forest Service; Response of Transplanted Aspen to Drip Irrigation on Reclaimed Mine Lands

Brian C. McCarthy; Ohio University; Mine Land Reclamation and American chestnut Restoration: Bring Technologies Together

Hylton McWhinney; Prairie View A & M; Improved Static Test Prediction of Acid Generation Potential: A Surface Analysis Approach.

FY 06 MINE MAPPING PROJECTS

VA VA-DMME; This project specifically addresses 2400 underground mine maps that are situated within or near the proposed Coalfields Expressway Corridor project. The full intent of the project is to digital document these maps, geo-reference each map, and provide them to the public via the web (all Labor will be in house).

CO CO-Div of Minerals & Geology; The funding will be used to digitize and geo-reference underground mine maps for areas within the Boulder-Weld Coal Field.

The selected areas represent areas that are rapidly growing in terms of residential and commercial developments.

IN IN-GS; Supplement IGS/MSHA funding to locate, compile, and Scan historic coal mine maps that are held privately, as well as, in-house.

CO CO-Div of Minerals & Geology; The funding will be used to digitize and geo-reference underground mine maps for areas within the Boulder-Weld Coal Field.

The selected areas represent areas that are rapidly growing in terms of residential and commercial developments.

AL AL-GS; Continue development of an inventory and GIS database of underground coal mines in Alabama that was initially funded by MSHA.

Work to be completed by funding includes continued conversion of paper maps to raster images, database development, and interactive GIS development.

ND North Dakota Public Service; Continue development of a North Dakota Abandoned Mine Map and Information GIS Database.

Complete digital archiving of all ND coal mine maps (40 maps/2,000 text docs to be completed by contracted service)

KY Office of Mine Safety and Licensing; Project will fund continued efforts to scan and deploy maps currently on hand in hard copy for at the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. Currently the balance of preserved maps are as follows: 5000 old maps, 500 hardbacks, 500-1500 privately owned maps, 600 mine license maps, 130,000 misc map documents. Specifically this funding will be used for the labor to process pre-law maps through 9/30/07.

WV West Virginia Office of Miner’s Health, Safety, and Training; This project will specifically address those mine maps that are located in the top five producing counties in WV. These five counties

have been targeted so that potential remaining reserves can be identified, as well as, a means to reduce the frequency of "Cut-Throughs" and the resulting potential loss of life do to these miscalculations.

PA PA-DEP; This project specifically addresses a group of maps within the 8,000+ that were given to the University of Pittsburgh by Consol

Energy, Inc. Approximately 600 Hardback (paper on top of linen) maps need protected.

NM NM-Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources; Continue cataloguing and scanning of New Mexico's coal mine maps and make them available to the public via a GIS format website.

IA IA-GS; Convert photographic copies of coal mine maps to digital images that will be geo-referenced, cataloged, and made available via the

internet.

MO MO-Division of Geology and Land Survey; Convert photographic copies of coal mine maps to digital images that will be geo-referenced, cataloged, and made available via the

internet.

AL AL-Surface Mining Commission; This project will enable AL to electronically scan the most recent underground mine maps for 41 permits. The maps will then be geo-

referenced and added to the agency's GIS image file system. These permits are located in a rapidly growing part of the state, as well as, underlying a new interstate.

Customers

• 23 States

• 3 Tribes

• 13 OSM Field/Regional Offices

• 96 Offices

• Users w/TIPS software- ≈700

What Do We Deliver?

27 TIPS Core Software Packages

• GIS• Remote Sensing

• Geology & Engineering

• Mobile Computing-GPS

• Hydrology

2006 TIPS Training• 362 Students in 33

Instructor-led Classes– GIS/GPS/Mobile Computing

courses – Engineering/CAD courses– Hydrology courses

• 51 Students Completed E-Training Classes– Blasting Log Evaluation

Program (In-house course)– Galena Slope Stability (In-

house course)– ESRI Online Training

Courses and Workshops

Mobile Computing-AML

Design

Goal obtain data for reclamation design

Used –RTK GPS-Tablet

Results

• 14 hours of data collection

• Enough data to generate contours on 240 acres

• Site design was successful

Remote Sensing

Violation at WA Mine

Thank You

For more info go to:

www.tips.osmre.gov

www.wrcc.osmre.gov

NATIONAL TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING

Meeting Customer Needs

34 Courses

AFM for Program StaffAFM: Prin. & ProcessesAML: FiresAML: Dangerous OpeningsAML: Dangerous HighwallsAML: LandslidesAML: SubsidenceEnforcement Tools & Applic.Permit Findings WorkshopSMCRA in the 21st CenturyWetlands AwarenessAcid-Forming MaterialsAFM: FundamentalsAFM: PlanningBasic Inspection BookEvidence PreparationExpert WitnessHistoric & Archeo.Bonding: Admin & LegalBonding: Cost-EstimationErosion Sediment & ControlNEPA ProceduresReclamation ProjectsApplied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

34 Courses

AFM for Program StaffAFM: Prin. & ProcessesAML: FiresAML: Dangerous OpeningsAML: Dangerous HighwallsAML: LandslidesAML: SubsidenceEnforcement Tools & Applic.Permit Findings WorkshopSMCRA in the 21st CenturyWetlands AwarenessAcid-Forming MaterialsAFM: FundamentalsAFM: PlanningBasic Inspection BookEvidence PreparationExpert WitnessHistoric & Archeo.Bonding: Admin & LegalBonding: Cost-EstimationErosion Sediment & ControlNEPA ProceduresReclamation ProjectsApplied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

23 Courses

Acid-Forming MaterialsAFM: FundamentalsAFM: PlanningBasic Inspection BookEvidence PreparationExpert WitnessHistoric & Archeo.Bonding: Admin & LegalBonding: Cost-EstimationErosion & Sediment ControlNEPA ProceduresReclamation ProjectsApplied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

23 Courses

Acid-Forming MaterialsAFM: FundamentalsAFM: PlanningBasic Inspection BookEvidence PreparationExpert WitnessHistoric & Archeo.Bonding: Admin & LegalBonding: Cost-EstimationErosion & Sediment ControlNEPA ProceduresReclamation ProjectsApplied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

11 Courses

Applied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

11 Courses

Applied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

47 Courses

Acid Passive TreatmentAdvanced BlastingAFM AML WorkshopAML: Drilling & GroutingAML RealtyCommunicationsHist. & Archeo. RefresherHydro. ForensicsInstructor ExcellenceOSM OrientationSubsidenceQuantitative Hydro-GeoUnderground BenchmarkingAFM for Program StaffAFM: Prin. & ProcessesAML: FiresAML: Dangerous OpeningsAML: Dangerous HighwallsAML: LandslidesAML: SubsidenceEnforcement Tools & Applic.Permit Findings WorkshopSMCRA in the 21st CenturyWetlands AwarenessAcid-Forming MaterialsAFM: FundamentalsAFM: PlanningBasic Inspection BookEvidence PreparationExpert WitnessHistoric & Archeo.Bonding: Admin & LegalBonding: Cost-EstimationErosion & Sediment ControlNEPA ProceduresReclamation ProjectsApplied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

47 Courses

Acid Passive TreatmentAdvanced BlastingAFM AML WorkshopAML: Drilling & GroutingAML RealtyCommunicationsHist. & Archeo. RefresherHydro. ForensicsInstructor ExcellenceOSM OrientationSubsidenceQuantitative Hydro-GeoUnderground BenchmarkingAFM for Program StaffAFM: Prin. & ProcessesAML: FiresAML: Dangerous OpeningsAML: Dangerous HighwallsAML: LandslidesAML: SubsidenceEnforcement Tools & Applic.Permit Findings WorkshopSMCRA in the 21st CenturyWetlands AwarenessAcid-Forming MaterialsAFM: FundamentalsAFM: PlanningBasic Inspection BookEvidence PreparationExpert WitnessHistoric & Archeo.Bonding: Admin & LegalBonding: Cost-EstimationErosion & Sediment ControlNEPA ProceduresReclamation ProjectsApplied HydrologyBlastingEffective WritingEnforcement ProceduresEngineeringPrinciples Of InspectionInstructor TrainingSoils & RevegetationSpoil HandlingSurface & GroundwaterUnderground Mining

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Engineering

• Applied Engineering• Bond Cost-Estimation• Excess Spoil Handling• Subsidence• Underground Mining• TIPS Engineering

Representatives: Lou Hamm, Kewal Kohli

Coalfield Communications: How to Get it Right!

• Building Trust through Effective Communication

• Managing the Media

• Effective Meetings

• Educational Outreach

FY 2007 PLANS SMCRA Oral History & Video

ITC (1-2 sessions)

Pilot Master Instructor Forum

Development Reforestation Course

On-line Registration through LMS

Make course references and other materials available on-line

57 course sessions are scheduled for FY07

NTTP/TIPS Five Year Program Planning Survey

Purpose: Identify changes in workforce over the next 5 years and plan to meet training needs

Respondents: Program Directors

Results:

Q 1: Changes in Workforce

• Very significant turnover (35-75%) over 5 years• Most programs will stay the same size• Trend is slight decrease in program size• Exception: OSM technical offices

Training Needs:

• Inspection, Permitting, Bonding, Remote Sensing, Electronic Permitting

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