The HEG staff is experienced in regulatory compliance to meet the Surface Mining Reclamation and Control Act (SMCRA), The Clean Water Act (CWA), United States Corps of Engineers 404 permitting process and the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Our staff is experienced in the technical areas of coal refuse disposal in the form of impounding and non-impounding structures, surface and underground mine facilities, sedimentation pond construction and maintenance, water discharge treatment and acid mine drainage treatment. Howard Engineering and Geology, Inc. currently performs pond and dam inspections and certifications to meet regulatory requirements for several clients in the region.
HEG has extensive experience working with various government regulatory agencies, including the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, United States Office of Surface Mining, Tennessee Department of Conservation , Virginia Department of Mines, Mineral and Energy, Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing, United States Army Corp of Engineers and several additional agencies.
