Template:Did you know nominations/Askam Borehole


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 09:53, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Askam Borehole

 * ... that the Askam Borehole, which was built by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, discharges thousands of gallons of acid mine drainage into Nanticoke Creek every minute?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/David Pla Marín
 * Comment: I can try to send a message to the Earth Conservancy and see if they're willing to put one of their images of the borehole under a free license.

Moved to mainspace by Jakec (talk). Self-nominated at 01:46, 19 April 2015 (UTC).


 * This article is new enough and long enough. The hook fact is well-sourced, the article is neutral and I detected no policy issues. My only quibble is the statement in the lead of the article which says the borehole "contributes several thousand gallons of acid mine drainage to that creek daily" which is a much lesser quantity than thousands of gallons every minute. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:56, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. I've fixed the typo in the lead. Also, if anyone is wondering about the picture, the Earth Conservancy was only willing to release it under a non-commercial license. --Jakob (talk)  aka Jakec  13:50, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg That's fine. Good to go then. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:02, 23 May 2015 (UTC)