You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.On March 23, 2012, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia set aside the EPA's January 13, 2011 Final Determination of the Assistant Administrator for Water Pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act Concerning the Spruce No. 1 Mine, Logan County, WV.  

On January 13, 2011, after extensive scientific study, a major public hearing in West Virginia and review of more than 50,000 public comments, EPA announced that it would use its authority under the Clean Water Act to halt the proposed disposal of mining waste in streams at the Mingo-Logan Coal Company’s Spruce No. 1 coal mine.     

• Federal Register Notice of Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination (PDF)(3 pp, 153 K)
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination
  • Appendix 1 - Impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife
  • Appendix 2 - Macroinvertebrates
  • Appendix 3 - Mitigation
  • Appendix 4 - Selenium
  • Appendix 5 - Cumulative Effects
  • Appendix 6 - Response to Comments
  • Appendix 7 - References
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination Press Release
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination Summary
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination Questions and Answers

Background Information

• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Recommended Determination - It has come to our attention that the printed version failed to correctly display table 3 on page 41 of the Recommended Determination. The correctly printed version is available here.
  • Appendix 1 - Macroinvertebrates
  • Appendix 2 - Impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife - It has come to our attention that the printed version failed to correctly display table 3 on page 32 of Appendix 2. The correctly printed version is available here.
  • Appendix 3 - Mitigation Issues
  • Appendix 4 - Selenium
  • Appendix 5 - References
• Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Proposed Determination
• October 16, 2009 Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine 404(c) 15 Day Review Letter