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This information originally provided by WAVY
August 4, 2005
W.Va. regulators closes Massey operation after slurry spill
MCCONNELL, W.Va. West Virginia regulators ordered a Massey Energy subsidiary to cease operations today after an unknown amount of blackwater spilled into a Logan County creek.
According to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, a broken slurry line at Massey's Bandmill facility near McConnell sent the blackwater into the Right Fork of Rum Creek.
Massey is based in Richmond, Virginia.
The West Virginia's Division of Mining and Reclamation issued an imminent harm cessation order against Bandmill that shut down the operation until the broken line is repaired and the creek clears.
Today's incident was the second blackwater spill at Bandmill in less than a month.
The coal company reported both spills to the state.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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