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Conservation Award of DAC
by duane330＠aol.com 16 Nov '08

16 Nov '08

The Conservation Award of the Monongahela Chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists was given to Duane Nichols on November 15, 2008 for his work on the Cheat River watershed.?? The Award was granted at the Morgantown Public Library after a presentation by Duane Nichols on the regional history of the Cheat River covering the period from 1750 to the present time.?

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Longview's Acid Rain Permit
by duane330＠aol.com 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

=========================================================== Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 3:31 PM =========================================================== NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR DRAFT/PROPOSED ACID RAIN PERMIT Under Phase II of the Acid Rain Program (40 CFR 72 and 45CSR33), the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) proposes to approve a Phase II Acid Rain Permit, R33-56671-2013-1, for Unit 001 at Longview Power LLC’s Longview Power facility located near Morgantown, West Virginia. Longview Power is not eligible to receive sulfur dioxide (SO2) allowance allocations from the U.S. EPA under 40 CFR part 73, but may acquire allowances from other sources. This unit is still obligated to hold SO2 allowances as required under and in accordance with 40 CFR §72.9(c)(1). One allowance authorizes the unit to emit one ton of sulfur dioxide. The permit does not affect Longview Power’s responsibility to meet all other existing local, state and federal requirements related to SO2 and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. The Designated Representative for Longview Power is Mr. Charles Huguenard of Longview Power LLC, 306 Dents Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26501. All written comments submitted by the public and affected state(s) pursuant to this notice must be received by the DAQ within thirty (30) days of the date of publication of this notice. Under the Direct proposed procedures of 40 CFR §72.72(b)(1)(v), if no significant, adverse comments are timely submitted, the proposed permit will be deemed issued on the publication date of this notice or from the date the USEPA receives this draft/proposed permit, whichever is later. Written comments submitted by the USEPA must be received by the DAQ within forty-five (45) days from such date. If significant, adverse comments are timely submitted, the proposed permit will be issued in accordance with 40 CFR §72.72(b)(1)(iv). In the event that the 30th//45th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the comment period will be extended until 5:00 p.m. on the following regularly scheduled business day. Copies of the Draft/Proposed Permit may be downloaded from the DAQ's web site at the following address: http://www.wvdep.org/daq The Draft/Proposed Permit and the Administrative Record, except information protected as confidential, are available for public review at the following location(s) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: WV Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 Contact: Frederick Tipane (304) 926-0499 ext. 1215 OR WV Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality North Central Regional Office 2031 Pleasant Valley Road, Suite #1 Fairmont, WV 26554-9295 (304) 368-3910 Send comments, and/or requests for a public hearing to John A. Benedict, Director, Division of Air Quality, at the above Charleston address. Submit all comments in duplicate and identify the permit to which the comments apply. The submission shall include the commenter’s name and address, the commenter’s interest in this matter and the affiliation, if any, the commenter has to the owner or operator of the unit(s) covered by the permit. All relevant, timely comments will be considered except for those pertaining to any standard requirement under 40 CFR §72.9 and issues not related to the permit, such as the environmental effects of acid rain or permit issuance procedures or actions on other permit applications not relevant to the issuance or denial of the permit. Any person who requests a public hearing must state the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. If the DAQ finds that a hearing will contribute to the decision making process by clarifying significant issues affecting the draft/proposed permit, a hearing will be announced.

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WV Watershed Network -- 12/3/08
by Duane330＠aol.com 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Riparian Areas Resources and Strategies Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 3:15 P.M. Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa Morgantown, WV WVWN 2008 Winter Meeting "Riparian Areas Resources and Strategies" Wednesday, December 3 2008 Lakeview Resort, Morgantown WV AGENDA 10:00 – 10:20 Introduction , Tim Craddock, WV Save Our Streams Tim will describe the connection between riparian buffers, water quality, and the ecological integrity of streams. 10:20 – 11:20 Funding Panel Discussion – Facilitated by Alvan Gale q WHIP, NRCS to be determined q CREP, NRCS to be determined q Conservation Districts, Norm Bailey, WVCA q Partners for Fish and Wildlife, TU or John Schmidt "invited" q Mining Mitigation, Dennis Stottlemeyer q Transportation and Enhancement, Bill Robinson or Harold Simmons, DOT 11:20 – 11:30 BREAK The afternoon sessions will be presentations from project organizers outlining the following: q Planning q Design q Implementation q Monitoring and Maintenance q Lessons Learned – what did not work and things to consider such as planting times, manpower needed, availability of trees, laying out the site 11:30 – Noon Sleepy Creek Riparian Planting, Gale Foulds, Sleepy Creek WSA and Barbie Elliott, WV Conservation Agency Noon – 1:00 LUNCH on your own 1:00 – 1:30 Riparian Area Electric Fencing Demonstration, Neil Gillies, Cacapon Institute 1:30 – 2:00 Wardensville Project, Carla Hardy, WV Conservation Agency 2:00 – 2:10 BREAK 2:10 – 2:40 Mining Reforestation, Brad Edwards, OSM or Scott Eggerud, DEP 2:45 – 3:10 Group Discussion on Lessons Learned – Facilitated by Rick Buckley 3:10 – 3:15 Evaluations and Wrap Up **************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redir= http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001)

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Fwd: Event Wednesday!
by duane330＠aol.com 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

-----Original Message----- From: Eric Mclaughlin <eric.mclaughlin(a)gmail.com> To: duane330(a)aol.com Sent: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 9:17 am Subject: Event Wednesday! Hello Mr. Nichols, We have spoken a few times in the past concerning the Mountain Party, and I wanted to inform you of an upcoming event.? This Wednesday, October 15, at the Gluck Theater in the WVU Mountainlair, Mountain Party Gubernatorial Nominee Jesse Johnson will give a speech.? The event will begin at 1130am.? I'd like to invite you and your congregation, if there is a means of doing so early in this week, to attend. The speech will also be followed in the evening by a social and fundraiser at the West Virginia Brewing Company, and all are invited to attend either or both. Thanks, and hope to see you there! Eric McLaughlin

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EPA Report on the Environment
by duane330＠aol.com 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

EPA TO TURN CONTAMINATED SITES INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCING SITES Using a novel approach (the renewable energy interactive mapping tool), EPA has identified thousands of properties that could potentially host solar, wind or biomass energy production facilities and has listed each property's attributes for energy redevelopment.? These properties have varying levels of historic contamination, some already addressed, while others are still to be fully investigated. The appropriate steps to address the contamination at these properties will vary from site to site, depending on the nature of the contamination and intended reuse.? For more information about this renewable energy development potential for contaminated lands, go to http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland EPA RELEASES ITS 2008 REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT EPA released its "2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends," a new and important resource to better understand trends in the nation's health and environment. The new report is intended for a general audience and summarizes highlights of the "EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment" which was released in May, and provided more scientific and technical information. Together the two reports inform about EPA's strategic planning process with the best available scientific information. EPA also launched a new Web site that allows the user to search the full technical report for specific trends in air, water, and land at http://www.epa.gov/roe??

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Fwd: Bear in Cheat Lake
by duane330＠aol.com 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

TO:? CLEAR members and friends.? We now have an additional friend frequenting Cheat Lake.?? The Cheat Lake Trail can be seen in the background. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> "Amy Smith" <babybluz54(a)comcast.net> 9/29/2008 1:11 PM >>> Hey, Donna, That must be the bear you saw in your yard cause there's your house! Amy Pretty neat! Cheat Lake in Morgantown... Here's 7 pics in the order we took them... http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b1-1.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b2.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b3.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b4.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b5.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b6.jpg http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/jc4perry/b7.jpg This was just past warm hollow around the bend from the dam. The third pic. has a house in the back ground that can help set your bearings. He was swimming from the north to the so uth side of that part of the lake.

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Growing grass in WV
by Duane330＠aol.com 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Is there switch grass in your future................... this study could be done with $55,000. The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind. BROWNFIELDS GRANT AWARDED TO WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY TO REDEVELOP FORMER SURFACE MINES EPA announced an estimated $550,000 Brownfields grant to West Virginia University on Sept. 10, at the 2008 West Virginia Brownfields Conference, titled "A Path to Progress," held in Huntington, W. Va. This grant will fund the identification and redevelopment of mine-scarred lands as production sites for biofuels and other alternative energy sources. Specifically, the grant funds will help the university's Water Research Institute find abandoned scarred mine sites that can be used to produce bio-fuels from switch grass, other bio-fuels or as wind energy farm redevelopment sites. **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)

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World Water Monitoring Day (tm)
by Duane330＠aol.com 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

Welcome! (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/index_spanish.html) (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/index_french.html) (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/Docs/Chinese_WWMD_Brochure_022008.pdf) (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/Docs/Portuguese_WWMD_Brochure.pdf) _________________ World Water Monitoring Day™ is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies. The month-long program kicks off each year on September 18 with a data entry deadline of December 18. (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/About/About_Main.html) Read more. _http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/_ (http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kickoff Event! 1,000,000 People in 100 Countries by 2012 September 18, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Hains Point, Washington, D.C. All are welcome to join WWMD sponsors and partners for the official kickoff of World Water Monitoring Day 2008. Following a short formal program, participants will conduct hands-on testing of the Potomac River and visit a variety of displays from WWMD partners and other water quality stakeholder groups. To RSVP, please send an e-mail including your name to _wwmd(a)wef.org_ (mailto:wwmd@wef.org) . _Click here_ (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.85786237820545,+-77.022…) for a map and driving directions. Preliminary Program 9:00 a.m. General Arrivals/Continental Breakfast 9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks Adam Zabinski, President Water Environment Federation 9:25 a.m. WWMD International Partnerships and Developments Ase Johannessen, Development Programme Officer International Water Association 9:30 a.m. WWMD and the International Year of Sanitation Eddy Perez, Senior Sanitation Specialist, Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank D.C. Jerry Johnson, General Manager DC Water and Sewer Authority 9:45 a.m. Remarks from Dignitaries Benjamin Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) (invited) 9:55 a.m. Instructions/Safety Review 10:00 a.m. Monitoring of the Potomac River Educational and Informational Displays from Partners and Sponsors Exhibitors * Alice Ferguson Foundation (Bridging the Watershed) * Amazon Conservation Team * City of Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission * CH2M HILL * DC Water and Sewer Authority * Earth Conservation Corps * Earth Day Network * Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital * International Year of the Reef * Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin * Jewish National Fund * LaMotte Company * National Environmental Education Foundation * Naturalist Audubon Society * Northern Virginia Regional Commission * Potomac Conservancy: Growing Native * U.S. Bureau of Land Management * U.S. Coast Guard/Officer Snook * U.S. Forest Service * U.S. Geological Survey * Virginia Department of Environmental Quality * Virginia Water Environment Association Participating Schools * Beth Tfiloh Dahan Day School, Baltimore, MD * Hebrew Day School, Silver Spring, MD * Kimball Elementary School, Washington, DC * Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy, Rockville, MD **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

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"Gem & Minerals Show" @ Mt. Chateau
by Duane330＠aol.com 17 Sep '08

17 Sep '08

WV Gem and Minerals Show NOTE: This Saturday and Sunday, September 20th [10 am to 6 pm] and 21st [11 am to 5 pm], please attend the "Gem and Minerals Show" being held at the Mt. Chateau Lodge. This facililty is located at the end of Mt. Chateau Road at the inlet of Cheat Lake. >From Morgantown, take WV Route 896 across the Old Iron Bridge at Ices Ferry, turn right and proceed for about one mile. See the Gem and Minerals web site: _http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/news/geodgems2008.htm_ (http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/news/geodgems2008.htm) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NOTICE: Please be aware that the Mt. Chateau facility is owned by the State of West Virginia and is the home of the WV Geological and Economic Survey. However, there is concern that the current Governor and staff have the sale of this property under consideration for sale to a development project, given the significant value of this property on the Lake. Such a sale would not likely occur until after the current re-election campaign. Former Governors have similarly been willing to dispose of portions of the Mt. Chateau property, as was done by Governor Arch Moore. The Mt. Chateau Lodge building is no longer used as a lodge, however it serves a vital function to the State in its present service for the Geological Survey and as a natural history museum. This property is ideal for scenic walks. With only a minimum of effort, it can be interconnected with the trails in the Coopers Rock State Forest. Fishing and boating access is feasible, particularly for kayaks and canoes. Duane Nichols, President, Cheat Lake Environment & Recreation Association. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

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change of location and time for Cheat Lake Park and Trail discussion
by Sally Wilts 15 Sep '08

15 Sep '08

We are meeting at 5 pm on Sept 18th for a potluck at the dining hall at Chestnut Ridge Park, and meeting will start at 5:30 pm. The dining hall is the last building on the right before the park office. Bring ready-to -eat food, plates, utensils, beverage and cups. At 6:30 Rachel Eddy will have a CD release party at the park, followed by an all-night picking party

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