Crews turning old SW Indiana coal mine to wetland

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Bruceville - State crews are turning a long abandoned southwestern Indiana coal mine into a wetland area that officials hope will improve water quality.

The Enoco mine near Bruceville, about 50 miles north of Evansville, closed in the mid-1960s after being an active coal mine for a half century.

It's been an environmental concern ever since, with pollutants leaching into nearby water systems and farmlands.

But the state Department of Natural Resources' Division of Reclamation is trying to address concerns by installing a wetland area.

The site will first be covered with a mixture of compost, hay, and lime to soak up the pollutants. It will then be planted with wetland plants, shrubs and prairie grasses.

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