Community concerned over planned Leer Mine drainage pond

Community concerned over planned Leer Mine drainage pond

GRAFTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A new construction project regarding mine drainage has brought controversy to north central West Virginia. ICG Tygart Valley, LLC, is in the process of getting a permit to build a mine drainage pond for the Leer Deep Mine near the Taylor-Preston county line. Per ICG’s permit application, the construction would add 1.85 acres to convert a “cutting pond” into a “dewater pond.” The permit request said that construction would…