1. Dollar Branch
A 45 acre abandoned coal preparation and washing facility located at the head of Greasy Creek in Harlan County
Poorly vegetated coal refuse with many acidic seeps polluting Greasy Creek
Dangerous concrete structures
Illegal dumping

2. Dollar Branch during active operation in March of 1989

3. The project during active operation in 1989
Note the refuse ‘Hump’

5. Project Fall ,1998 Standing on the refuse “Hump” and looking upstream.

6. Hazardous Structures

7. TREATING ACID WATER THEN RELEASING

8. PLAYING IN THE MUD

9. Covering the coal refuse with soil after treating with limestone sand.

10. Limestone sand was applied to the graded refuse, incorporated and then covered with soil material.

11. 2 feet of soil material was placed over the coal refuse.

12. Native stone was gleaned from the cover material for use as rip-rap.

13. After incorporating ag -lime and fertilizer ; seed was applied and the site was mulched.

14. The finished product September, 1999

15. GREASY CREEK RESTORED

16. PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL

17. DOLLAR BRANCH 45 acres of eroding and acidic coal refuse
Pollution to Greasy Creek
Eyesore to the community
Addington Coal Company did the reclamation work
Stream mitigation was owed to the state by Mapco which was purchased by Addington
Oversite and soil was from Ky AML

18. Where many varied interests agreed and the environment benefited.
Dollar Branch
Where many varied interests agreed and the environment benefited.