Mapping of Underground Water Pools in Pennsylvania

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By Citizens Voice | 21 June 2011 | 767

According to Bob Hughes of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Mine Reclamation, his agency and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are engaged in a high-tech mapping of underground water pools in the anthracite fields. The mapping also reveals existing coal deposits. There are billions of tons of coal underground. Yes, billions of tons, and that coal, the billions of gallons of water and even the 65 or so mine fires burning in Pennsylvania all mean that bountiful resources exist that could create, build and sustain economic models that could inure to the benefit of all Pennsylvanians. Read More