properly. Because infiltrating water can take years to reach a source, this site may still pose a threat if leaks and/or spills were not cleaned up properly in the past. The water board has concerns about sediment during significant rainfall events. There are problems of treating water during high Sedimentation in Explore the possibility of monitoring the levels of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) during major rainfall events to sediment loading Storage Impoundment try to determine the sediment accumulation rate in the storage impoundment. and the problem of sedimentation within the impoundment pool of the River, which is the storage impoundment for the water supply. Monitor for the formation of any new sinkholes in the SWPA, and stablish or encourage buffering around Due to the karst sinkholes. Buffering techniques in use in other regions range from encouraging landowners to provide geology (limestone) within vegetative buffers to purchasing rights from the landowner. Sinkholes the SWPA, there If buffering is not a feasible option, consider filling in the sinkhole following WVDEP’s Sinkhole Mitigation could be sinkholes Guidance document, which can be found at in this area.
properly. Because infiltrating water can take years to reach a source, this site may still pose a threat if leaks and/or spills were not cleaned up properly in the past. Sedimentation in Storage Impoundment The water board has concerns about sediment during significant rainfall events. There are problems of treating water during high sediment loading and the problem of sedimentation within the impoundment pool of the River, which is the storage impoundment for the water supply. Explore the possibility of monitoring the levels of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) during major rainfall events to try to determine the sediment accumulation rate in the storage impoundment. Sinkholes Due to the karst geology (limestone) within the SWPA, there could be sinkholes in this area. Monitor for the formation of any new sinkholes in the SWPA, and stablish or encourage buffering around sinkholes. Buffering techniques in use in other regions range from encouraging landowners to provide vegetative buffers to purchasing rights from the landowner. If buffering is not a feasible option, consider filling in the sinkhole following WVDEP’s Sinkhole Mitigation Guidance document, which can be found at
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