Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development

Jager North Abstractpathfinders Rcand D Is Partnering With the Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Iowadepartment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Division of Soil Conservation and Water Quality (the Division) Toaddress Acid Mine Drainage From the Jager Abandoned Mine Land Site. the Site Poses a Water Quality Resourceconcern. This Concern Stems From High Sediment Loads Coming From Dangerous Barren Spoil Piles Left From Previouscoal Mining Activity and Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) From Uncontrolled Runoff at the Site.overall Project Description This Project Is Divided Into a North and South Portion Due to the Presence of 320THSTREET Cutting Through the Site. the Site Will Blend Into the Existing Landscape by Using the Natural Regradeengineering Design. Both North and South Portions Will Have a Wetland Present. the Project With Then Be Seedingdown With an Upland Seeding Mix to Provide Cover.the Jager North Reclamation Project Is Located Approximately 1.5 Miles Northeast of the Eddyville Raceway Park.the Approximately 32.4 Acre Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Site Was Mined Prior to 1977. the Reclamation Project Willeliminate the Coal Mining Features That Present a Danger to the Health and Safety of the Public and Resultingacid Mine Drainage. the Site Is 2 Miles From the Des Moines River, Which Is Actively Used for Recreation and Thecurrent Condition of the Site Negatively Impacts an Un Named Tributary to Lost Creek. There Is One Main Unnameddrainage Way in the Jager North Project That Flows Through the Site From North to South, Flows Through a Metalculvert Under 320TH Street, and Into the Jager South Site. This Drainage Then Flows Southwest Into the Unnamedtributary to Lost Creek, Which Then Flows Into the Des Moines River. the Goal of the Project Is to Reclaim Theproject Area to Alleviate Aml Priority Features and Establish a Permanent Seeding to Stabilize the Site.the Site Design Re Establishes Pre Mining Drainage Patterns Including One Small Drainage Way and Two Wetlands.according to the Project Design, Construction Will Abate All the Hazardous Abandoned Mine Land Features. Theconstruction Contract Will Clear, Re Grade and Re Vegetate Approximately 32.4 Acres Use the Natural Regradedesign for Reclamation. This Method Uses the Landscape to Create Small Tributaries That Carry Water Into Onelarger Meandering Stream. the Iowa Aml Program Has Overseen More Than 53 Similar, and Successful, Reclamation Andamd Remediation Projects.no Individual, Business or Political Subdivision Has Any Legal Responsibility to Reclaim the Site. Watershedcooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) Funds Will Be Matched by State and Local Funds to Complete the Jager Northreclamation Project. Pathfinders Rcand D Will Work With the State of Iowa S Aml Program to Reclaim the Site. Fundswill Be Used for Earthmoving, Water and Soil Neutralization, and Seeding Activities to Eliminate the Acid Minedrainage Originating From This Site. the Total Reclamation Construction Cost Is Estimated at 714,433.65. Totalproject Costs Are Estimated at 816,896.65.UPON Completion of Reclamation, Wildlife Habitat and Recreational Opportunities Will Be Enhanced, Providingeconomic and Health Benefits to All Iowans. Reclamation Will Directly Benefit Water Quality and Soil Health Onthe Site, as Well as, Improve Water Quality and Soil Health in Adjacent Waterbodies and Fields in the County Overtime Through the Interconnectedness of the Water Cycle and Soil Systems.