Mine surface water management: some free books chock full of information and practical procedures
by Jack Caldwell
These manuals, that are available for free download off the internet, have nothing to do with mining. Yet I submit they may constitute a valuable resourse for the new mines proposed in proximity to the cities for which these manuals are written. I make this submission on the basis that prudent policy dictates that every mine have a surface water management plan. Each of these references contains valuable information and design and practice guidance that should facilitate compilation of a mine’s surface water management plan:
Stormwater Management Policy and Design Manual (2003) issued by the City of Coquitlam, BC, Canada is the best collection of design criteria and design methods I have yet come across. While it is written for application to a relatively small city on the west coast of Canada, it nevertheless contains considerable information and guidance useful to mine surface water management.
Hydrologic Criteria and Drainage Design Manual (1999) issued by the Clark County Regional Flood Control District provides information for Las Vegas. I particularly liked the section on Nevada surface water management law.
Drainage Criteria Manual (2005) issued by Yavapai County, Arizona give guidance on surface water management in really dry locations.
Let me know if you know of others and give me your opinion of all of them. Thanks.
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