Documents related to hardrock and coal mining within the NPDES program.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- EPA's Hardrock Mining Framework (September 1997) (PDF)(177 pp, 417 K, September 1997)
- U.S. EPA's Hardrock Mining Framework Fact Sheet (PDF)(2 pp, 49 K)
- U.S. EPA's Hardrock Mining Framework: Summary of Comments on the April 1996 Draft and EPA's Responses (PDF)(37 pp, 120 K, September 1997)
- Review of Clean Water Act 402 Permitting for Surface Coal Mines by Appalachian States: Findings and Recommendations (PDF)(82 pp, 617 K, July 13, 2010)