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RESOURCES ALLOCATION TO OPTIMIZE MINING POLLUTION CONTROL
Citation:
Shumate, K., E. Smith, V. Ricca, AND G. Clark. RESOURCES ALLOCATION TO OPTIMIZE MINING POLLUTION CONTROL. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-76/112.
Description:
A comprehensive model for mine drainage simulation and optimization of resource allocation to control mine acid pollution in a watershed has been developed. The model is capable of: (a) Producing a time trace of acid load and flow from acid drainage sources as a function of climatic conditions; (b) generating continuous receiving stream flow data from precipitation data; (c) predicting acid load and flow from mine drainage sources using precipitation patterns and watershed status typical of 'worst case' conditions that might be expected, e.g., once every 10 or 100 years; and (d) predicting optimum resource allocation using alternative methods of treatment and/or abatement for 'worst case' conditions during both wet and dry portions of the hydrologic year.