Grundy County demonstration site: phase II. Progress report, 1976--1977. [3 refs]

Technical Report · Wed Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7322995· OSTI ID:7322995

Green, B B; Zellmer, S D

Reclamation of abandoned lands has recently become a national issue, primarily with the introduction of federal strip mine legislation. Illinois, like many other states in which coal is mined, has extensive acreages of abandoned mine spoils. The demonstration site selected for this research, located in Grundy County, is approximately 40 miles southwest of Argonne National Laboratory. It is an area of 110 acres, approximately 50 of which were affected by mining and regrading. The mine spoils are adjacent to Goose Lake Prairie State Park, which is receiving acid runoff from the site. In 1972, the Illinois State Department of Conservation purchased the land and commenced regrading the spoils. The regraded site was seeded in 1973 with a combination of prairie and pasture species. All of the site was limed, and some parts were topsoiled. Site surveys in 1975 indicated that approximately 35 acres remained unvegetated. Results are reported on reclamation of the unvegetated areas initiated in the fall of 1975.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7322995
• Report Number(s): ANL-K-77-3087-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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