Use of mine water and discharges of mine water into receiving water courses need special legal consideration in most countries of the world. One of the many examples covering discharges is the European Water Framework Directive. Talks in Section 9 will focus on legal and social questions concerning mine water, impact on surface landowners, ISO accreditation, due diligence, and environmental impact assessments.
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| Author | Title |
| Amboni, Mirlene Meis; Zanuz, Marcio; Campos, Jonathan Jurandir; Gomes, Cleber Jose Baldoni | Qualitative and Quantitative Representation of the Coal Mining Impact in the Rivers of Santa Catarina State, Brazil (O) |
| Bykova, Elena | The sanitary-protective zones of coal-mining enterprises (P) |
| Fleischhammel, Petra; Arechaga, Francisco; Anibal, Gil | Post mining lakes – various types and their integration in natural hydrography according to the European Water Framework Directive (O) |
| Liefferink, Mariette; van Eeden, Elize S | The Role of the Activist in the Remediation of Mined Land and the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage: A Success Story Within the West and Far West Rand Goldfields of South Africa (O) |
| Loredo, Jorge; Marques, Antonio; Beggs, Christofer; Venegas, Marcela; Amezaga, Jaime; Rötting, Tobias; Younger, Paul | Guidelines for catchment management and mining impacts in arid and semi-arid regions of South America (CAMINAR Project) (O) |
| Morokane, Molefe | The Current South African Legal Framework With Regards To Water Management For Mine Residue Deposits (Mrd) (O) |
| Stano, Maya | Review and Assessment of Canadian Legislative Regimes Pertaining to Subaqueous Mine Tailings Management (O) |
| Tek, Vannara | CEPA’s experiences in promoting community based water resource management (CBWRM) (O) |
| van Tonder, Danél Magda; Coetzee, Henk; Mudau, Stephina.; Phajane, T | Addressing the Legacy of Gold Mining in Witwatersrand Goldfield, South Africa, Through the Implementation of Regional Mine Closure Strategies (O) |
| van Tonder, Danel Magda; Wade, Dr Peter; Glass, Jenny; Venter, Jaco | Environmental Risk Assessment of the Impact of a Century of Gold Mining on a Catchment, Witwatersrand Goldfield, South Africa (P) |
| Walder, Ingar; Wahlstrom, Margareta; Kaartinen, Tommi; Twardowska, Irena; Drielsma, Johannes A | European Waste Characterisation Standards for the prevention of acid/neutral rock drainage (O) |
