DEP working to stop acid mine drainage into Ten Mile Creek
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The state Department of Environmental Protection is moving ahead with a plan to stop acid mine water from flowing into Ten Mile Creek.
State Rep. Pam Snyder, D-Jefferson, said she spoke to acting DEP Secretary Christopher Abruzzo on Monday and was assured the department is moving forward to fix the treatment facility connected to the abandoned Clyde Mine that was overflowing into the creek in East Bethlehem Township.
The facility will be repaired in three weeks, although it could take up to two months before the mine’s water level stabilizes and stops pouring into the creek, the DEP secretary told Snyder. She sent a letter to DEP on April 12 advising it of the problem after seeing orange water spilling across Route 88.
“My major concern is that it gets fixed and cleaned up as quickly as possible so it doesn’t have a negative impact on the boating season, the businesses down there and the fish population,” Snyder said. “Lot of businesses depend on boating season through the summer.”