June 9, 2016
EPA Documents the Rebirth of the Cheat River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that years of restoration work had returned fishing and whitewater recreation to the Cheat River mainstem, while treatment of polluted tributaries continued. The agency said restoration work reduced acid-mine-drainage pollution entering the Cheat watershed by more than 1.7 million pounds between 2000 and 2013.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Rebirth of the Cheat River,” June 9, 2016; Friends of the Cheat, “FOC 101”
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