Connected to the region. Consistent. begin Companies Eternal duties Finite tasks Hard coal mining responsibility communication service 08/26/2021 Milestone on the Saar: mining authorities approve increase in mine water RAG can complete withdrawal from the pit building. Decisions by the mining authorities create planning security for companies and employees. Around nine years after the Saar mine was closed, RAG can now finally withdraw from the mine. Two decisions by the Saarland mining authorities recently paved the way for the measure: the approval of the final operating plan by the mining authority and the granting of the water law permit by the senior mining authority. The latter allows RAG to lift 19.8 million cubic meters annually at the Duhamel site and discharge it into the Saar. "The positive decision, especially in the planning approval procedure, confirms that we have met the extensive requirements," said RAG CEO Peter Schrimpf with satisfaction. "The approval that has now been granted enables us to meet our responsibility for the Saar district." When the mine leaves the pits, there is a partial increase in mine water in order to unite the previously independent water provinces of Reden and Duhamel - and to discharge it exclusively at the Duhamel site. For this purpose, RAG had applied, among other things, to convert the Reden and Duhamel dewatering sites into wells. "The preparatory work to fulfill the numerous and extensive ancillary provisions at the two locations is already underway," says Dr. Michael Drobniewski, Director of the Water Management Division (V-WH). Only when these are met can the withdrawal be finalized. The director of RAG's approval management division (V-GM), Werner Grigo, is also satisfied with the approval. "It is the result of extensive efforts by many employees as well as our cooperative and transparent communication." The discussion date in 2019 was also an important factor. A stable basis for decision-making has emerged from the discourse with all those involved from politics, authorities and society, continues Grigo. Eine besondere Rolle kommt in diesem Kontext dem Integralen Monitoring zu. Hier werden sämtliche mit dem Anstieg und der Einleitung erfassten Parameter transparent kommuniziert und etwaige Handlungen mit den Beteiligten besprochen. „Wir überlassen den Anstieg des Grubenwassers nicht einfach dem Zufall“, so Grigo. „Das Integrale Monitoring, ein System aus Beobachtung und Bewertung, ermöglicht es, in einem kooperativen Prozess ein für alle Beteiligten gutes Ergebnis zu erzielen.“ Der Anstieg des Grubenwassers wird nach Abstellen der Pumpen voraussichtlich rund drei Jahre andauern. Anschließend erfolgt die Wiedereinleitung in die Saar. Nebenflüsse wie etwa Sinnerbach und Blies werden dadurch dauerhaft und vollständig von Grubenwasser entlastet. Weitere Informationen zu Grubenwasseranstieg und Monitoring an der Saar finden Sie hier: www.bergbau-unser-erbe.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/Grubenwasser_in_der_Diskussion.pdf Photo: RAG Archive Saar © RAG Aktiengesellschaft 2021 data protectionLegal noticeimprint