Year | Measures | Prevention | Prediction | Remediation |
1972 | Clean Water Act | O |
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1977 | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) | O |
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1977 | National Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program | O |
| O |
1978 | EPA standard |
| O |
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1980s | Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation |
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| O |