Lexington, KY: University Of Kentucky Press. Good+ with no dust jacket; Some minor yellow highlighting in portions of text. Previous owner name on front free endpaper. Previous owner name in yellow ink on outer text edges. 1978. Hardcover. From the preface: This book has been prepared in response to the need for a single, comprehensive treatment of methods for estimating the hydrologic and sedimentology changes brought about by surface mining and of methods for altering these changes. This need was brought about by recent legistlation aimed at minimizing environmental damage associated with surface mining while still permitting the recovery of the coal that is so badly needed. ; 286 pages .