6th Annual  Pennsylvania Statewide Conference on
Abandoned Mine Reclamation
June 9-10 Technical Session         June 11-12 Watershed Session
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
 

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Technical Agenda

Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Thursday, June 10, 2004

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Wednesday, June 9, 2004

11:00-12:30:  Registration

12:30:  Welcome

            Bruce Golden, Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine          

            Reclamation

            TBA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

            Bob Hedin, Hedin Environmental

1:05:  Comparison of Three Methods to Measure Acidity of Coal-Mine Drainage

          Brent Means, Office of Surface Mining

          Abstract

1:50:  Evaluation of Passive Versus Active Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Systems

          Terry Schmidt, Skelly and Loy, Inc.

          Abstract

2:35:  AMD Resource Recovery at Topper Run and Sulfur Creek Report

          Mark Perri, Davis TEchnologies International

          Abstract

3:20-3:40:  Break

3:40:  Innovative Method for Treatment of High Volume and High Metals Acid Mine Drainage Within Limited Areas

          Don Budeit, Environmental Solutions LLC

          Abstract

4:25:  Activated Iron Sludge Treatment of the Lower Saxman Run Discharge

          Jonathan Deitz, Deitz et. al Consulting

          Abstract

5:10:  Wrap-up

5:15-6:00:  Social Hour

6:00-8:00:  Dinner Reception

          Keynote Speaker:

               J. Scott Roberts, Deputy Secretary for Mineral Resources Management,  

               PA Department of Environmental Protection

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Thursday, June 10, 2004

8:00-8:30:  Registration

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9:00-5:00:  AMDTreat Workshop

Brent Means, Office of Surface Mining

Bob McKenzie, Office of Surface Mining

          Optional all-day workshop.  Also offered Thursday.  Click here for more information.

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8:30:  Introduction

8:35:  Bench and Pilot Scale Test Results Passive Treatment of AMD at the Fran Mine, PA

          James J. Gusek, Golder Associates, Inc.

          Abstract

9:20:  Lower Yellow Creek Restoration Project Application of Sulfate Reducing Biotechnology

          Dave Minnear, L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Inc.

          Abstract

10:05:  In-Situ Treatment of Coal-Based Acid Mine Drainage At the Tide Mine Site in Pennsylvania

          James Harrington, ARCADIS

          Abstract

10:50-11:10:  Break

11:10:  Ninevah Acid Mine Pollution Abatement Project

          Thomas A. Gray, GAI Consultants, Inc.

          Abstract

11:55:  2004 Update to "Occurrence and Fate of Selected Trace Elements in Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Products"

          Dennis Noll, Earthtech, Inc.

          Abstract

12:40-1:55:  Lunch

1:55:  Limestone Upflow Pond with Siphon Discharge Design Considerations: A Simple Solution to High Volume, High Metals AMD Discharges

          Joe Schueck, PADEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation

        Abstract

2:40:  Optimization of Limestone Drains for Long-Term Treatment of Drainage, Swatara Creek Basin, Schuylkill County, PA

          Charles Cravotta, U.S. Geological Survey

          Abstract

3:25-3:45:  Break

3:45:  Net Alkalinity and Hot Acidity: How to Get the Right Answer

          Carl S. Kirby, Bucknell University

          Abstract

4:30:  Wetlands Malfunction or Mother Nature

          Dennis Beck

          Abstract

5:15:  Concluding Remarks

5:25-7:25:  Social