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John Lawson
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11 years ago

We had a trip into this mine yesterday and noticed that a corrugated tube had been sandbagged into place at the entrance and the flow of water through it was falling on some sort of detector.
It is possible that somone else has explained it's use and I missed it, but if not, do we know what exactly it is for?

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gNick
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11 years ago

Yes and yes.

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=8639&txtSearch=rampgill+flow&lblnWhere=all&lblnMatch=all

Basically to measure the outflow from Rampgill & Capelcleugh over a year to asses the requirement for water treatment to reduce the level of zinc entering the Nent.

Also to get your feet wet that bit quicker.

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

John Lawson
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11 years ago

Thanks for the info, must have missed that posting. I do not recall seeing it in the mine when I was there before Christmas, was it in fact put in in late September?

gNick
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11 years ago

Can't for the life of me remember when they actually went in, though pretty close to Pete's posting.

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

LeeW
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11 years ago

A few of the adits in North Pennines have them installed to measure flow rates regarding potential treatment of the water. Sites include:
Caplecleugh
Rampgill
Burtree Pasture Water Level
Sharnberry Low Level
Haggs Horse Level?

They should be situated as not to restrict access, although there may be slightly deeper water near the entrances.

I went in a mine once.... it was dark and scary..... full of weirdos

When do I get my soapbox, I need to rant on about some b***cks

PeteJ
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11 years ago

These are the high priority sites for treatment. It would be useful to also collect any information on inflow into the mines to help EA understand why there are flood pulses. Sharnberry has variations in flow - anybody know whether a particular surface shaft etc is responsible for sudden changes in flow?

Pete Jackson
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Ty Gwyn
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11 years ago

If this was South Wales,and these levels were in the Rhondda No.2 seam,i would put it down to the porous sandstone roof,as you could be working in your vest and 2 days after heavy rain you would have oilskins with the hood up,
Also the Aquifer in the sandstone above the Brithdir seam in East Wales effects the water table considerably.

Not knowing your strata,this could be a totally different situation.