ANNA S MINE COMPLEX

The Anna S Mine Complex acid mine drainage treatment project is located in Morris Township, Tioga County. The Babb Creek Watershed Association received a $2,261,866 Growing Greener grant in July 2001 for construction of two passive systems to treat three large underground mine discharges.  Additional funding was provided by the Office of Surface Mining Appalachain Clean Streams Initiative and the BCWA.  The system consists of 8 large vertical flow ponds, two settling basins, and four polishing wetlands.  The construction began in spring of 2003 and was largely completely in late 2004.  Since that time, the system has been operating well and water quality improvements in Wilson Run and Babb Creek have been documented.  BCWA is monitoring the system and will perform routine maintenance.