Description: This
report presents the principal techniques and methods used to predict the water
quality that will result from surface coal mining and reclamation. It has been
prepared by a subset of the Coal sector of the Acid Drainage Technology
Initiative (ADTI), which in turn is a coalition of State and Federal agencies,
industry, academic, and consulting firms working together to promote
communications and technology enhancement in the field of acid drainage. Some of
the more recent advances in the field of mine drainage prediction as well as
some previously unpublished experiences in coal mine drainage prediction are
summarized. It is intended to provide a balanced and moderately detailed
overview of coal mine drainage prediction and to serve as a guide to the
literature of this rather broad field.