Site work for a water / sewer project in Hindman, Kentucky. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Josh Huff site is located at 201 Zion Church Road, Hindman, KY, 41822. The site is located at coordinates Lat 3718 ' 6.7392", Long 82 58' 17.6268". On July 29, 2022, a plugged principle spillway in a coal mine sediment impoundment immediately above Mr. Huff's property and residence caused runoff to discharge through the emergency spillway. The diverted runoff caused severe erosion of the creek bank. This erosion extended to Mr. Huff's residence. Material eroded from under a corner of the concrete slab foundation. This has created a hazardous situation and will be addressed by AML. AML proposes to construct a concrete wall above the normal stream channel and below the concrete slab foundation of the house. This will be accomplished by excavating a ramp to the stream elevation from the west side of the residence. The landowner assures AML there are no buried utilities in this area. 6 (six) Helical Piles will be driven under the residence which will stabilize the house prior to excavating for the concrete wall. AML will construct a 100 Ft reinforced concrete wall with a 15 ft. tall stem with a subdrain behind the wall. This portion of the stream bank is above normal pool. Class II stone will be used to backfill between the wall and the residence. Smaller stone will be placed on top of the backfill near and beneath the concrete slab. Concrete will be placed under the exposed corner of the residence for additional support. Fallen trees and debris will be removed from the stream and transported to the designated waste area which is the old pond upstream of Josh Huff's property. The pond area is the property of Elkhorn Hazard Coal Company. The old principle spillway pipe will be removed or plugged. Material excavated for the wall and material removed from the creek will be deposited and graded in the old mine pond near the plugged principle spillway. The deposited material is not expected to be enough to make the entire pond non-impounding. The emergency spillway will become the normal drainage path and will be lowered approximately 4 feet. Woody material may be burned, but will not be buried. Sediment control will consist of silt checks downstream of the disturbance. The cost estimate for this work includes a lump sum quantity for the earthwork and additional items for site prep, revegetation, and the wall. In total, the project area encompasses approximately 0.5 acre. The waste area is 0.4 acre. Total area is 0.9 acre. This project will not directly disturb the stream, other than to remove debris and sediment from the creek and to stabilize the creek bank. This project will not address underground mine openings. No Trees will be removed outside of the disturbed area and waste area. All areas disturbed by this project will be revegetated by means of the Standard AML Reclamation Seed Mixture. Revegetation of the project area waste area is included. Cover crop is also provided in order to provide quick vegetative cover on any disturbed areas that will go undisturbed for at least two weeks, but not be ready for application of permanent revegetation. Sediment control will be provided by rock check dams, silt fences or straw bales along the Creek bank and other areas as needed. Service Start : 3/1/2023 Service End : 6/29/2023 For Information Call: Susan Ward 502-564-3050