Askam Borehole information

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The Askam Borehole is a borehole that is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.^[1] It is situated in the watershed of Nanticoke Creek north of PA 29 and Dundee Road and contributes several million gallons of acid mine drainage to that creek daily. The borehole also discharges large loads of iron and other substances. It was constructed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the early 1970s and drains mine water from the South-East Mine Pool Complex. The discharges of the borehole have been treated by active treatment systems and artificial wetlands. It is located at approximately 41.200509, -75.966600 GPS coordinates.