PADEP blames Bailey mining for subsidence damage to dam

摘要

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection blamed longwall mining at Consol Energy’s Bailey job in Greene County for causing subsidence damage to the Ryerson Station Dam in 2005. “These findings were based on concrete information from Consol, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DEP files and months of site observations,” Michael Terretti, DEP director of mining operations, said in a February 16 statement. “The department stands behind its findings and will now move into the second phase of its investigation, which is to address the appropriate penalty.”