RESPONSIBLE GROUP/AGENCY

TOPIC

American Society of Civil Engineers

Design options for iron/metals removal from Coal Mine Drainage (CMD) from abandoned mined lands before it enters Coal Creek

Boy Scouts of America

Impacts of trash/household wastes dumped into streams

Office of Surface Mining

CMD formation/impacts, Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative, and current coal mining in accordance with SMCRA regulations protects the environment

Tennessee Abandoned Mined Land Section

Role of the TAMLS in reclaiming abandoned mined lands in Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Non-mining related environmental impacts to Coal Creek and demonstration of electric shock method to perform fish population counts

Trout Unlimited

Art of fishing, bug hunts, fly tying and more

Tennessee Valley Authority

Resource Stewardship, bank protection, flood protection, and landowner Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Fish shocking demonstrations

University of Tennessee

The use of computers and the INTERNET to mine for knowledge

Briceville and Lake City Public Libraries

History of Coal Creek

Representatives of the People of Tennessee

Potential economic benefits from improving water quality in Coal Creek and its tributaries