]> 2026-04-20T03:13:21+00:00 Case study:Sheephouse Wood Mine Water Treatment Scheme 500 en Approved The Coal Authority (UK) Great Britain Yes No Yes false Sheephouse fence.jpg Sheephouse.jpg No 53.498206938933,-1.6529810428619 Coal Authority Sinead The Coal Authority (UK) Chamberlain ,Reedbed creation, Creation of two infiltration lagoons,, ,,, This scheme has significantly improved the water over 2.4km. 12252 Sheephouse Wood mine water treatment scheme Sheephouse-5.jpg 2012-02-01Z 2455958.5 Complete Sheephouse Wood mine water treatment scheme addresses a long-standing coal mine water pollution problem associated with the Sheephouse Wood adit, in South Yorkshire, England. The mine water treatment scheme is built on the site of the former Hand Bank Colliery, which closed in the 1930s. Fireclay was also previously mined on the site. The original discharge was via a drainage adit running under the site located at a depth of 30 metres. This adit discharged into a drainage channel, which extends for approximately 2km bypassing the Underbank Reservoir. In February 2002, a sudden outrush of contaminated mine water occurred which damaged a section of the major trunk road between Sheffield and Manchester (A616). This was caused by a collapse in the adit, leading to water pressure building up in the workings. Remedial works were carried out on the adit and to repair the road but in 2005 another blockage in the adit led to water levels rising. This resulted in the majority of the flow emerging from a second discharge located a short distance to the north. Flow from this discharge affected a stretch of the Little Don River. The Coal Authority stepped in to construct a scheme to treat the mine water and control water levels and pressure, in order to prevent significant outbreaks of pollution which had occurred at this site in the past. The scheme comprises of two lagoons and a reed bed to remove iron from the water prior to it being discharged into the local watercourse. Sheephouse Wood Mine Water Treatment Scheme sheephouse wood mine water treatment scheme No Don and Rother Humber Reedbed creation Creation of two infiltration lagoons Little Don from Source to River Don little don from source to river don 10 - 100 km² 539 500 - 1000 m Little Don from Source to River Don GB104027057460 Environmental flows and water resources Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Social benefits Water quality GB104027057460 Little Don from Source to River Don 2013-12-01Z 2456627.5 2014-01-03T16:07:42Z 2456661.1720139 2017-01-06T14:38:31Z 2457760.110081 Sheephouse Wood Mine Water Treatment Scheme 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Sheephouse Wood Mine Water Treatment Scheme]] [[Subcatchment title::Little Don from Source to River Don]] Sheephouse Wood Mine Water Treatment Scheme# QUERY1364716cbed0da8fa3329c6d4c06963f