CoSTaR

Building upon the highly successful mine water research programme operating at Newcastle University since 1992, and drawing on the major achievements of the Coal Authority’s national rolling programme of mine water remediation, the CoSTaR (Coal Mine Sites for Targeted Remediation Research) research facility was established in the heart of the once-great Northern Coalfield by the Hydrogeochemical Engineering Research & Outreach (HERO) Group at Newcastle University, the Coal Authority, Durham and Northumberland Councils and CL:AIRE.