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Field Trial of a Pulsed Limestone Diversion Well

Field Trial of a Pulsed Limestone Diversion Well. P. L. Sibrell USGS Leetown Science Center, Kearneysville, WV 25430 C. F. Denholm , M. H. Dunn Stream Restoration Inc., Mars, PA. U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey. AMD at Jennings. Vertical Flow Pond. Quonset Hut.

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Field Trial of a Pulsed Limestone Diversion Well

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  1. Field Trial of a Pulsed Limestone Diversion Well P. L. Sibrell USGS Leetown Science Center, Kearneysville, WV 25430 C. F. Denholm, M. H. Dunn Stream Restoration Inc., Mars, PA U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

  2. AMD at Jennings Vertical Flow Pond Quonset Hut

  3. Diversion Well Schematic

  4. Pulsed Limestone Bed System

  5. Pulsed Diversion Well

  6. Pulsed Diversion Well Advantages • Provides reproducible flow conditions at any flow rate up to design maximum. • Utilizes sand sized limestone for greater reactivity and increased rate of acid neutralization. • More attrition due to movement of intermittently fluidized limestone sand bed scours particles and reduces potential for armoring. • May be able to recycle CO2.

  7. Limestone Dissolution Rate Expression (Sverdrup, 1985) Reaction with hydrogen ion Reaction with carbon dioxide Reaction with H2O Backward reaction rate Mineral surface area

  8. Siphon Doser Assembly

  9. Siphon Sump

  10. Limestone Sand Sump

  11. Complete System

  12. Limestone Size Distributions

  13. Influent water quality parameters

  14. Results – pH of Treated Water

  15. Results – Alk of Treated Water

  16. Laboratory Analysis

  17. Winter Conditions

  18. Plugging problems

  19. CycloBio Reactor

  20. Bottom Line • Modifications to the traditional diversion well, including use of a siphon doser and smaller limestone particle size, appear to offer advantages in acid neutralization and AMD treatment. • Air release from the delivery piping prior to the sand bed is an important consideration and must be allowed for. • Plugging of delivery lines and manifold orifices had a detrimental impact on performance. • Objectives for future testing include pipeline pigging and use of a CycloBio reactor to minimize plugging issues.

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