Chartiers Creek Watershed, Washington County portion, spans over twentytwo municipalities in Washington County, PA.

They are; Washington City, East Washington, Canonsburg, Bethel Park, Green Hills and Houston
Boroughs, Amwell, Buffalo, Canton, Cecil, Chartiers, Hopewell, Mount Pleasant, North Bethlehem, North Franklin, North Strabane, Peters, South Fayette, South Franklin, South Strabane, Somerset and Upper St. Claire
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Notice: The longwall panel coal mine data locations are approximate and were compiled by the PA DEP. Not for use in engineering or design. Please see, Information about the PA DEP longwall panel mining data for more information.
Townships. Two longwall mining complexes operate beneath the Chartiers Creek watershed, Washington County portion. They are the Maple Creek mining complex, with 2 panels beneath the watershed, and the Mine 84
complex, with portion of 44 panels beneath the watershed. Approximately 4.8% of the watershed is undermined by longwall panels. Approximately 70 stream miles out of 321 stream miles are in nonattainment (~22%).
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Chartiers Creek Watershed (Wa. Co. only) 154 sq. miles
Stream miles in watershed 321 miles
Nonattaining streams (mining related) 70 miles
Active coal mining operations 9
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Extractive industry use of water resources 16
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AML polygons areas 17 414 acres
AML problem sites 25 2,046 acres
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Data Sources:
Abandoned Mine Lands PA DEP, 2010 Aerial Photography PA DEP, 2010 Active Mining Operations PA DEP, 2010 Coal Pillar Locations PA DEP, 2010 Environmental Justice Areas PA DEP, 2009 Industrial Mineral Mining Operations PA DEP, 2010 Longwall Mining Panels PA DEP, 2010
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Political Boundaries US Census, 2009 Roads ESRI, 2009 Streams (nonattaining) PA DEP, 2010 Streams, ponds, lakes USGS (NHD), 2006 / USFWS (NWI), 1997 Water Resources / Mineral Mining Use PA DEP, 2010 Watershed Boundaries / Stormwater Units PA DEP, 2002
CCJ / Spring, 2010 RJH
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