Reclamation

2010 OSM Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Awards

The Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement initiated the annual Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards in 1986. The awards recognize the accomplishments of those responsible for the nation's most outstanding achievements in environmentally sound surface mining and land reclamation and to highlight the experience gained from completing exemplary reclamation. A parallel award program for abandoned mine land reclamation began in 1992. The winners are the coal mine operators who developed innovative reclamation techniques or who have completed reclamation that resulted in outstanding on-the-ground performance.

The 2010 awards were presented at the Department of the Interior Awards Dinner on October 18 in Washington, D.C.