Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0002-0209
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2002-12-17T05:00Z

Indiana's
Data
Management
Systems
Presented
at
Intergovernmental
Meeting
on
Coal
Combustion
Materials
Golden,
Colorado
April
15
­
16,
2002
CCW
Disposal
In
Indiana

Currently,
there
are
15
surface
mines
approved
for
CCW
disposal

2
additional
permits
are
presently
in
technical
review

Of
the
15
mines,
only
8
have
had
CCW
disposed

Presently,
4
mines
are
actively
disposing
CCW
Disposal
In
Indiana

Memorandum
92­
1
Policy
providing
requirements
for
CCW
disposal
through
existing
authority
of
IC
14­
34
&
312
IAC
25

New
or
significant
revision
to
an
existing
permit
requiring
public
notice,
opportunity
for
comments
and
appeals

Approval
by
landowners
where
disposal
is
to
take
place

Disposal
limited
to
CCW
generated
in
Indiana
or
from
the
burning
of
Indiana
coal
°
Extensive
geologic
and
hydrogeologic
characterization
Coal
Mined
and
CCW
Disposed
at
Mines
in
Indiana
Since
1991
322,335,538
3,361,579
0
50,000,000
100,000,000
150,000,000
200,000,000
250,000,000
300,000,000
350,000,000
Net
Tonnage
TONS
Coal
Mined
CCW
Disposed
(
1.04%
of
total)
Coal
Production
and
Coal
Mine
CCW
Disposal
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001*

Tons
Coal
Production
CCW
Disposed
*
3
Qtrs
Only
Surface
CCW
Shale
Spoil
CCW
Subsoil
Highwall
Spoil
Mine
Advance
Indiana's
CCW
Database
Indiana's
CCW
Database

Initial
bulk,
18­
hr
and
30­
day
leachate
analyses
are
entered
into
the
database
once
the
CCW
permit
is
approved

During
disposal
bulk,
18­
hr
and
30­
day
leachate
analyses
submitted
in
the
quarterly
reports
are
entered
into
the
database
CCW
Disposal
In
Indiana

CCW
characterization
for
each
waste
stream/
type
°
Bulk
analysis:

Al
Mn
F­
pH
As
Hg
Fe
Pb
Ba
Ni
Na
Cl­

Cd
Se
SO4
­
2
TDS
K
Zn
SO3
­
2
V
Cr
Ag
B
potential
acidity
Cu
Mo
Mg
TOC
MPC
calculation
Net
neutralization
potential
Neutralization
potential
CCW
Disposal
In
Indiana
Al
Mn
F­
pH
As
Hg
Fe
Pb
Ba
Ni
Na
Cl­

Cd
Se
SO4
­
2
TDS
K
Zn
SO
3
­
2
V
Cr
Ag
B
TOC
Cu
Mo
Mg
MPC
calculation
ASTM
Method
D3987­
85
Shake
Extraction
of
Solid
Waste
°
18­
hr
and
30­
day
leachate
analyses:
CCW
Disposal
In
Indiana
CCW
leaching
elements
at
concentrations
exceeding
¼
RCRA
standards
cannot
be
disposed
CCW
Disposal
In
Indiana

Baseline
(
minimum
of
6
months)

Al
Mn
F­
pH
(
field)

As
Hg
Fe
pH
(
lab)

Ba
Ni
Na
Sp.
Conductivity
Cd
Se
SO4
­
2
TDS
Ca
Zn
SO3
­
2
Alkalinity
Cr
Ag
B
Acidity
Cu
Mo
Mg
TOC
Pb
Cl­
SWE
Cat/
Anion
Balance
Hardness
Temperature
°
Ground
Water
CCW
Disposal
In
Indiana
Al
Mn
F­
pH
(
field)

As
Hg
Fe
pH
(
lab)

Ba
Ni
Na
Sp.
Conductivity
Cd
Se
SO4
­
2
TDS
Ca
Zn
SO3
­
2
Alkalinity
Cr
Ag
B
Acidity
Cu
Mo
Mg
TOC
Pb
Cl­
TSS
Cat/
An
Balance
Temperature
Discharge
rate
°
Surface
Water
Ash
Database
S­
321
Pride
Mine
­
(
Selenium)

Quarters
1
­
4,
2000
30
Day
Leachate
0.025
0.075
0.125
0.175
0.225
0.275
189
1/
31/
2000
284
4/
19/
2000
830
7/
14/
2000
1114
10/
23/
2000
mg/

l
Selenium
1/
4
RCRA
Indiana's
CCW
Database

Data
in
the
CCW
Database
are
tracked
by:

°
Facility
/
Generator
°
Waste
type
(
flyash,
bottom
ash,
etc.)

°
Analysis
type
(
bulk,
18­
hr,
30­
day)

°
Analysis
date
°
Permit
number
Indiana's
CCW
Database

Future
features
of
the
CCW
Database:

°
Electronic
transfer
of
data
from
labs
via
permittee
°
Selection
of
up
to
10
parameter
queries
°
Unsurpassed
graphing
and
statistical
capabilities
Indiana's
CCW
Database
R:
Base
Geographic
Information
Systems
Geographic
Information
Systems

Current
GIS
work:

Transferring
pertinent
permit
data
(
monitoring
and
residential
wells,
surface
water
monitoring
points,
bond
release
info,
etc.)
into
system

Transferring
coal
mine
permit
boundaries
onto
topo
maps
and/
or
aerial
photos

Depicting
CCW
disposal
locations
within
the
mined
areas

Application
development
(
making
system
user­
friendly)

Linking
location
data
to
database
and
spreadsheet
info
Geographic
Information
Systems

Future
GIS
considerations:

GIS
and
spreadsheet
charting
working
in
tandem

Hydrology
parameter
contouring
using
additional
GIS
tools

Modeling
with
GIS
and/
or
specialized
hydrology
software
Indiana's
Water
Database
Indiana's
Water
Database

Future
features
of
the
Water
Database:

More
statistical
analyses

Addition
of
Indiana's
Ground
Water
Quality
Standards

Improved
graphing
capabilities

Add
programming
to
capture
and
report
on
missing
samples
based
on
monthly,
quarterly
or
annual
frequencies