As the July issue’s water management and delivery feature closes for magazine production, it is of note that CONSOL Energy and Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies have agreed to design and build a state-of-the-art Zero Liquid Waste Discharge system to treat mine water. The parties are also completing an agreement for operation and maintenance of the facility. The system will be located in the US near Mannington, West Virginia and will treat mine water from CONSOL’s Blacksville #2, Loveridge, and Robinson Run mines.Veolia Environment’s 155 years of global water treatment experience will be key to the design and operation of this system to treat high volume, complex mine water from the mines. The partners believe “Veolia’s treatment experience combined with CONSOL’s 150 years of operational expertise will prove to be a successful partnership ensuring the success of this facility.”

Katharine Fredriksen, CONSOL Senior Vice President Environmental Strategy and Regulatory Affairs explains Veolia brings design and operational experience with over 75 Zero Liquid Discharge plants around the world. “Veolia’s business philosophy of approaching environmental challenges with a sustainable life cycle approach makes Veolia uniquely qualified for this project,” said Kirk Schwab, General Manager of the Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies business unit in Pittsburgh.

Final design of the facility is being completed, and construction was to start in July and full operation to commence by May 2013.