Consolidation Coal Company has recently unveiled a $200 million treatment plant and pipeline system to handle acid water from numerous underground mines in the Morgantown area. Joselyn King of the Wheeling Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register reports on it here. The treatment plant was a necessity if Consol was going to continue operatingits mines, its willingness to construct the plant speaks volumes for its commitment to the area.
Of particular interest is the possible use of the treated water as frack water by the oil and gas industry. Given the plant's location in the heart of the liquids-rich portion of the Marcellus, that would seem like a great opportunity for Consol to recoup a small part of the cost of running the plant.
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