Technical Sessions
These peer-reviewed presentations, aimed at mining and reclamation specialists, addressed existing and emerging technologies.
The “Technical” Session presentations were aimed at the information exchange between academic professionals, field practitioners, students, and all other interested persons. Topical areas for oral or poster presentations for the conference are found below in the “Technical Sessions.”
Concurrent Technical Sessions
The concurrent technical sessions started on the afternoon of Monday, June 7 and concluded on Wednesday, June 9 at 5 pm in order for more people to attend our excellent field trips on Thursday, June 10. Paper presentations covering a broad spectrum of topics weree presented during these technical sessions. All presentations took place onsite.
The Science, Community, and Reclamation (SCR) Session
These presentations, peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed included a mix of technical and issues related presentations. They covered a wide variety of subject matter relating to the restoration of natural resources impacted by abandoned mines, of interest to a broader audience, from community volunteers to professionals. . This session was an opportunity to share information and experiences on fundamental and practical issues concerning Abandoned Mine Reclamation.
The SCR Session presentations included a broad set of subjects geared towards the watershed community, from the planning process through implementation of Abandoned Mine Reclamation projects. Topics included: Reclamation methodologies, Permitting, Prevailing Wage, Watershed Group Sustainability, Policy Changes, Legislative Challenges, Sources of Funding, Developing Partnerships, etc.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2010
EAST AND WEST BALLROOMS
PLENARY SESSION
MODERATOR: BRUCE LEAVITT
8:00 am Welcoming
Nicholas J. Deluliis, CONSOL Energy
8:05 am Opening Remarks
Joe Pizarchik, Office of Surface Mining
8:30 am Plenary Speaker
J. Scott Roberts, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
9:15 am Plenary Speaker
Dr. Charles McCollester, Industrial and Labor Relations, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
10:05 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
10:30 am Plenary Session
Melissa Reckner, Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team
11:00 am Mined Land Reforestation: Past, Present, and Future
Dr. James Burger, Forestry and Soil Science, Virginia Tech
11:30 am Plenary Speaker
Dennis Neuman, American Society of Mining Reclamation (ASMR)
11:35 am ASMR Business Meeting
12:00 PM LUNCH, North & South Sections of the Grand Ballroom
DUQUESNE ROOM
ACID MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT COSTS
MODERATOR: CHRIS JOHNSTON
1:30 pm Post Mining Discharge: Active and Passive Treatment Cost Evaluation
Timothy P. Danehy, BioMost, Inc.
2:00 pm Investigation of the Acid Mine Drainage at the Tab Simco Mine, Illinois: Observations and Implications for Treatment
Paul T. Behum, Office of Surface Mining, Mid-Continent Region
2:30 pm Activated Iron Solids Treatment for High Flow Acidic Mine Drainage: Results of Pilot Studies
Jonathan M..Dietz, Dietz-Gourley Consulting, LLC.
3:00 pm BREAK, Junior Ballroom
3:30 pm Types of Calcium Reagents and Their Application in Acid Mine Drainage and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation
Michael C. Schrock, Carmeuse Lime & Stone Co.
4:00 pm Assessment of the Applicability of Steel Slag for Alkaline Addition to Acidic Streams in South Central Pennsylvania
Bradley R. Schultz, Skelly and Loy, Inc.
4:30 pm Utilization of AMD Sludges from the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania for Removal for Phosphorus from Wastewater
Philip L. Sibrell, US Geological Survey
WEST BALLROOM
ARRI Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA) WORKSHOP
MODERATOR: CARL ZIPPER
1:30 pm FRA Step 1-Create a Suitable Growth Medium
Jeff Skousen, West Virginia University
2:00 pm FRA Step 2-Loosely Grade the Topsoil
Rick Sweigard, University of Kentucky
2:30 pm FRA Step 3 – Use Compatible Ground Covers
Jennifer Franklin, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
3:30 pm FRA Step 4 – Tree Species Selection
Ron Rathfon, Purdue University
4:00 pm FRA Step 5 – Proper Tree Planting Techniques
Victor Davis, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region
4:30 pm FRA and the Mining Industry
Chris Stanley, TECO
4:45 pm Regulatory Approval of the FRA
Tom Shope, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region
WESTINGHOUSE ROOM
SCIENCE, COMMUNITY & RECLAMATION
MODERATOR: ANDY MCALLISTER
1:30 pm Mine Pool Mapping
Robert Hughes and Mike Hewitt, Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
2:00 pm The Use of Mine Drainage Solids for the Control of Phosphorus Pollution from Dairy Manure Management
Robert Hedin, Hedin & Associates
2:30 pm The Successful Replacement of Native Brook Trout on Shingle Run
Larry Hutchinson, Shade Creek Watershed Association
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
MODERATOR: TOM GROTE
3:30 pm The LC20D Passive Treatment System, Little Coon Run, Clarion County, PA
Ted Weaver, Hedin Environmental
4:00 pm Diversified Funding for Watershed Groups: A Case Study
Adam Cotchen and Miranda Shoemaker, Office of Surface Mining/VISTA Watershed Development Coordinators,
Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team
4:30 pm Current Practices in Physical Hazard Closure
Dennis Dunham, Foam Concepts, LLC
FOSTER ROOM
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL REACTORS
MODERATOR: ROBERT NAIRN
1:30 pm Importance of Fungi in Biological Mn(II) Oxidation in Limestone Treatment Beds
William D. Burgos, Pennsylvania State University
2:00 pm Third-Year Performance of 55-gallon Bioreactors Treating Mining Influenced Water from the National Tunnel in Black Hawk, Colorado
Kathryn Tenney, Colorado School of Mines
2:30 pm Scale Treatment of Selenium in Gravel Pit Seepage Water using Biochemical Reactor Technology
Tom Rutkowski, Golder Associates, Inc.
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
3:30 pm The Role of Precipitation and Biosorption in the Abiotic Removal of Manganese with Crab Shell Chitin
Rachel A. Brennan, Pennsylvania State University
4:00 pm Biochemical Reactor Media Characterization Study
Tom Rutkowski, Golder Associates, Inc.
4:30 pm Case Study: Evaluating the Feasability of Co-Treating Biochemical Reactor Effluent and Mining Influenced Water
Patrick Smart, Golder Associates, Inc.
5:00 pm Assessment of Two Field-Scale Sulfate Reducing Bioreactors Using Sulfur Isotopes
Matthew D. Reeder, Indiana University
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
DUQUESNE ROOM
APPLYING THE FORESTRY RECLAMATION APPROACH
IN MODERN MINING OPERATIONS
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FRA
MODERATOR: JOHN HUSTED
8:00 am Welcome
Tom Shope, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region
8:10 am Mine Reforestation: A Coal Miner’s Perspective
John P. Jones, Alpha Natural Resources, LLC
8:30 am Ripping Compacted Mine Soils- Improved Tree Growth 18 Years after Planting
Dr. James Burger, Forestry and Soil Science, Virginia Tech
9:00 am Reclamation using the FRA-5 Years of Progress
Scott Eggerud, Forester, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region
9:30 am Applying the FRA at CONSOL/Fola, West Virginia
Mike Isabell, CONSOL/Fola Coal
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
FRA SUCCESS STORIES
MODERATOR: JOHN HUSTED
10:30 am “Reclaiming and Reforesting AML while Recovering Abandoned Coal Refuse”
Walter Crickmer, Gobco LLC
11:00 am Applying the FRA at ICG Birch River, West Virginia
Mike Duvall, ICG Eastern LLC
11:30 am Applying the FRA in Tennessee
Curtis Weittenhiller, Lexington Coal Company, LLC
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
ARRI REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN REFORESTATION AWARD PRESENTATION
INNOVATIONS USING THE FRA
MODERATOR: JEFF SKOUSEN
1:30 pm Applying the FRA at Oxford Mining, Jockey Hollow, Ohio
Mike Hiscar, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region, Pittsburgh Field Division
Jeff Emmons, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2:00 pm Field Investigations of Best Practices for Steep Slope Applications of the FRA
Dr. Richard Swiegard, University of Kentucky
2:30 pm The FRA and Pennsylvania Wildlife Game Lands
John Meehan, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
3:30 pm Factors Affecting Performance of Artificially Regenerated American Chestnut on Reclaimed Mine Sites
Dr. Brian McCarthy, Ohio University
4:00 pm FRA Effects on Hydrology and Water Quality
Dr. Chris Barton, University of Kentucky
4:30 pm Mined Land Reforestation for Watershed Restoration
Elizabeth Fees, Office of Surface Mining/VISTA
WEST BALLROOM
METAL REMOVAL FROM MINE DRAINAGE I
MODERATOR: ROBERT HEDIN
8:00 am Laboratory and Field-Scale Evaluation of Low-pH Fe(II) Oxidation at Several Sites in Pennsylvania
William D. Burgos, Pennsylvania State University
8:30 am Accumulation of Eco-Toxic Metals in Potato Plants Under Greenhouse Conditions Irrigated with Synthetic Acid Mine
Drainage Impacted Water and Health Risk Evaluation
Alan E. Garrido, University of Oklahoma
9:00 am The Effects of Acid-Tolerant Sulfate Reducing Bacterial Activities on Fe Speculation
Doug Bertel, University of Akron
9:30 am Metal and Arsenic Levels in Drinking Water at two Montana Superfund Sites
Dennis R. Neuman, Reclamation Research Group
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
METAL REMOVAL FROM MINE DRAINAGE II
MODERATOR: ROBERT HEDIN
10:30 am Characterization of Iron Oxides from Abandoned Mine Drainage Discharges
Cody A. Neely, University of Oklahoma
11:00 am In-Situ Iron Oxidation Using Hydrogen Peroxide
Bruce R. Leavitt, Consultant
11:30 am Low pH Iron Removal as Part of Multi-Stage Passive Treatment
Clifford F. Denholm, IV, BioMost, Inc.
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
ARRI REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN REFORESTATION AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED
ION EXCHANGE TREATMENT; COAL SLURRY INJECTION; ENGINEERED VEGETATION MATS
MODERATOR: HENRY AUSTIN
1:30 pm Modular Ion Exchange Treatment of Mine Water at Soudan State Park
Paul Eger, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2:00 pm Findings of the WVDEP and OSMRE SCR-15 “Phase I” Study on the Underground Injection of Coal Slurry
Andrew “Nick” Schaer, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
2:30 pm Effects on the Underlying Water Column by Ecologically Engineered Floating Vegetation Mats
William H. Strosnider, University of Oklahoma
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
3:30 pm Soils and Overburden Technical Division Meeting
FOSTER ROOM
INTERNATIONAL POLICY, ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS, AND GUIDANCE
MODERATOR: PETER MICHAEL
8:00 am Mining Project Approvals in Western Australia
Keith Lindbeck, Keith Lindbeck & Associates
8:30 am Alternatives Analysis Approach to Abandoned Mine Reclamation Design
Jeffrey J. Ream, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
9:00 am Selecting Technologies to Address Mine Waste Issues-A Web Based Guidance
Paul Eger, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
9:30 am Workshop Series of ADTI-MMS
Devin Castendyk, State University of New York-Oneonta
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
SOIL AND VEGETATIVE COVERS
MODERATOR: PETER MICHAEL
10:30 am Release of Nutrients from Brown and Gray Sandstone Soil Substitutes in Southern West Virginia
Jeff Skousen, West Virginia University
11:00 am Soil Aggregate, Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics under Different Amendments after 27 Years of Mine Soil Development
Abbey F. Wick, Virginia Tech
11:30 am Creating Sustainable Vegetated Covers Over Difficult Slopes
Daniel F. Senf, Consultant
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
ARRI REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN REFORESTATION AWARD PRESENTATION
GEOMORPHOLOGY: HABITAT, EXCESS SPOIL FILL; TDS AND AQUATIC LIFE
MODERATOR: LOIS URANOWSKI
1:30 pm A Geomorphological Framework & Decision Tool for Habitat Translocation Practices in the UK
R. Neil Humphries, University of Cranberry, United Kingdom
2:00 pm Challenges to Applying Geomorphic and Stream Reclamation Methodologies to Mountaintop Mining and Excess Spoil Fill
Construction in Steep-Slope Topography (e.g. Central Appalachia)
Peter R. Michael, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region
2:30 pm Isolating Effects of Total Dissolved Solids on Aquatic Life in Central Appalachian Coalfield Streams
Anthony J. Timpano, Virginia Tech
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
STREAM RESTORATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
MODERATOR: LOIS URANOWSKI
3:30 pm Stream Restoration: Past Practices, Current Benchmarks
Jack Nawrot, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
4:00 pm Implications of the Occurrence and Spread of the White-Nose Syndrome to Protection of Endangered Bats under SMCRA
Kimery C. Vories, Office of Surface Mining, Mid-Continent Region
4:30 pm Ecology, Land Use and Design, Tailings, and Geotechnical Engineering Technical Division Meetings
WESTINGHOUSE ROOM
SCIENCE, COMMUNITY & RECLAMATION
MODERATOR: rOBERT hUGHES
8:00 am Creating Partnerships to Enhance Watersheds by Eliminating Small Acid Mine Drainage using
Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program Funds
John W. Coleman, Office of Surface Mining, Mid-Continent Region
8:30 am Anthracite Coal Region Remediation Strategy Through the Utilization of Mine Pool Water
Tom Clark, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
9:00 am Pre-Longwall Mining Plan for Wetland Enhancement after Subsidence
Dennis Fredericks, CNX Land Resources-CONSOL Energy Inc.
9:30 am PLS Git-er-Done with the Soil You Got- Landslide Remediation
Michael Shapaka, Jr.,Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
MODERATOR: ANNE DAYMUT
10:30 am Blacks, Baseball, and Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania
Theresa McDevitt, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
11:00 am Mine Reclamation- Leveraging Ecosystems Markets Through Collabrative Partnerships
Leslie Carrere, RPM Ecosystems
11:30 am Pennsylvania Coal Miners and their Quest for Democracy: The Struggles of 1943, A Case Study
Irwin Marcus, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
ARRI REGIONAL EXCELLENCE IN REFORESTATION AWARDS PRESENTATION
MODERATOR: MIKE HEWITT
1:30 pm Marcellus Shale: The Basics
Gary Slagel, CONSOL Energy/CNX Gas
2:00 pm Black Snakes, Marked Ballots, and Pussyfoots: Company Control in the Coal Towns of Western Pennsylvania during the 1920s
Elizabeth Ricketts, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2:30 pm Using Fluvial Geomorphic Design to Meet Community Reclamation Expectations
Nicholas Bugosh, Carlson Software and GeoFluv
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
MODERATOR: mARGARETT DUNN
3:30 pm An Update of Geothermal Projects in the Hill District
Pastor Calvin Cash, Herron Avenue Corridor Coalition
Holly Cairns, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, Environmental Justice Advocate
Darwin Burtner, Western Pennsylvania Geothermal
4:00 pm Jennings Environmental Learning Center
Will Taylor, Jennings Environmental Education Center
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010
DUQUESNE ROOM
PASSIVE TREATMENT OF MINE INFLUENCED WATERS
MODERATOR: TIM DANEHY
8:00 am Case Study: “The Jennings System” – Over a Decade of Successful Passive Treatment
Clifford F. Denholm, BioMost, Inc.
8:30 am Passive Management of Mining Influenced Water at the Haile Gold Mine, SC
James J. Gusek, Golder Associates, Inc.
9:00 am Water Quality Improvements after Installation of a Passive Treatment System
Julie A. LaBar, University of Oklahoma
9:30 am Evaluation of a Large Multi-cell Passive Treatment System for Net-Alkaline Ferruginous Leave-Zinc Mine Waters
Robert W. Nairn, University of Oklahoma
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
PASSIVE TREATMENT: OXIDATION CELLS, VERTICAL FLOW WELLS
MODERATOR: TIM DANEHY
10:30 am Progressive Iron Removal within the Initial Oxidation Cell of a Passive Treatment System
Leah R. Oxenford, University of Oklahoma
11:00 am Advances in Passive Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage, 1998-2009
Arthur W. Rose, Pennsylvania State University
11:30 am Evaluating Longevity of Vertical Flow Cells Through Water Quality Analysis
Beatriz E. Santamaria, University of Oklahoma
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
PASSIVE TREATMENT ASSESMENTS
MODERATOR: KIM VORIES
1:30 pm Sludge Removal and Dewatering for Refuse at a Passive Treatment System in East Central Tennessee
Terry W. Schmidt, Skelly and Loy, Inc.
2:00 pm Assessing the Benefits of a Passive Treatment System for Mine Drainage in Northeast Oklahoma Using Energy Analysis
Brandon K. Winfrey, University of Maryland
2:30 pm Nuisance Parameters in Passive Water Treatment Systems – A Specific Case Study
Eric P. Blumentstein, Golder Associates, Inc.
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
MODERATOR: BRUCE LEAVITT
3:30 pm Water Treatment Panel: Question and Answer Session
4:30 pm Water Management Technical Division Meeting
LINC ROOM
OIL AND GAS RECLAMATION: CARBON STORAGE
MODERATOR: ABBEY WICK
8:00 am Spatial Heterogeneity in Vegetation and Key Soil Characteristics Following Pipeline Reclamation in Wyoming
Caley Gasch-Salava, University of Wyoming, Laramie
8:30 am Evaluation of Reclamation Progress on Natural Gas Well Pads in Wyoming
Peter D. Stahl, University of Wyoming, Laramie
9:00 am Comparison of Three Vegetation Sampling Methods on Oil and Gas Sites in Southwestern Wyoming
Brenda K. Schladweiler, BKS Environmental Associates, Inc.
9:30 am Carbon Storage in Landscapes Affected by Oil Sands Mining in Alberta’s Northern Boreal Forest
Bonnie L. Drozdowski, Alberta Research Council
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
MINE REFUSE RECLAMATION
MODERATOR: ABBEY WICK
10:30 am Controls on pH and Pyrite Oxidation Pathways Across the Phreatic Surface of A Coal Waste Deposit in Southwest
Dalton Hardisty, Indiana University
11:00 am Leaching Potentials of Coal Spoil and Refuse: Acid-Base Interactions and Electrical Conductivity
Zenah Orndorff, Virginia Tech
11:30 am Hydrochemical Effects of Using Coal Combustion Byproducts as Structural Fill and Capping Material at an
Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Site, Southwesters Indiana
Shawn Naylor, Indiana Geological Survey
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
RECLAMATION USING SWITCHGRASS
MODERATOR: CALEY GASCH-SALAVA
1:30 pm Establishment and Evaluation of Switchgrass on Reclaimed Mine Soil
David J. Lang, Mississippi State University
2:00 pm Switchgrass Production on Abandoned Mined Land Reclaimed with Manure Based Amendments
Richard Stehouwer, Pennsylvania State University
2:30 pm Carbon Sequestration, Biofuel Production , and Mine Soil Reclamation with Switchgrass
Travis Keene, West Virginia University
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
WESTINGHOUSE ROOM
COAL MINE REFORESTATION I
MODERATORS: VIC DAVIS
8:00 am Tree Species and Density Effects on Woody Biomass Production on Mined Lands: Establishment and Two Year Results
Daniel M. Evans, Virginia Tech
8:30 am Enhancement of the Forestry Reclamation Approach through Earthworm Innoculation: Engaging Pre-Service Teachers and
Elementary School Students in the Forestry
Holly J. Travis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
9:00 am Second Year Response of Appalachian Mixed Hardwoods to Soil Surface Grading and Herbaceous Ground
Cover
on Reclaimed Mine Land
Christopher Fields-Johnson, Virginia Tech
9:30 am Stability and Erosion on Steep Slopes Constructed by the Forest Reclamation Approach in the Southern Appalachian Region
Issac A. Jeldes, University of Tennessee
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
COAL MINE REFORESTATION II
MODERATORS: PATRICK ANGEL
10:30 am Survival and Growth of Chestnut Hybrid Seeds and Seedlings on Mountaintop Surface Mines in West Virginia
Jeff Skousen, West Virginia University
11:00 am Response of Improved American Chestnuts to Planting Practices on Reclaimed Surface Mined Land
Christopher Fields-Johnson, Virginia Tech
11:30 am Seed Colonization of Hardwoods
Jeff Skousen, West Virginia University
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
COAL MINE REFORESTATION III
MODERATOR: MICHAEL JACOBSON
1:30 pm Post Mining Land Use Trends in WV between 1998 and 2008
Kevin G. Quick, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
2:00 pm The Significance of Political Trust in Mined Land Reclamation and Reforestation Efforts
Darren A. Wheeler, Ball State University
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
4:30 pm Forest and Wildlife Technical Division Meeting
MONONGAHELA ROOM
2:30 pm ARRI Core Team Meeting
INTERSTATE ROOM
2:30 pm ARRI Science Team Meeting
OHIO ROOM
4:00 pm Joint ARRI Core and Science Team Meeting
FOSTER ROOM
MODELS: WATERSHED, GEOCHEMICAL, AND GROUNDWATER FLOW
MODERATOR: ERIC PERRY
8:00 am Developing and Evaluating Options for Large-Scale Watershed Remediation
James M. Stiles, Limestone Engineering
8:30 am Datashed: A Free Online Tool for Passive Treatment System Monitoring and Maintenance
Shaun Busler, Stream Restoration, Inc.
9:00 am A Geochemical Module for AMDTreat to Compute Caustic Quantity, Effluent Quality, and Sludge Volume
Charles A. Cravotta III, US Geological Survey
9:30 am Groundwater Flow Modeling of an Abandoned Mine Lands Site Scheduled for Reclamation
Robert C. Waddle, Indiana University
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
WATERSHED STUDIES I
MODERATOR: ERIC PERRY
10:30 am Restoring the Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek, Clearfield and Elk Counties, Pennsylvania
Eric E. Cavazza, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
11:00 am Land and Water Restoration of the Copper Basin of Tennessee
Ben B. Faulkner, Bratton Farm
11:30 am Creating Partnerships to Enhance Watersheds by Eliminating Small Acid Mine Drainage using
Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program Funds
John W. Coleman, Office of Surface Mining, Mid-Continent Region
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
WATERSHED STUDIES II
MODERATOR: JACK FELBINGER
1:30 pm Seasonal Variability of Discharges from Wetlands Constructed Below Kyanite Mine Tailings Ponds;
Graves Mountain Site, Lincolnton, GA
Gwendolyn Geidel, University of South Carolina
2:00 pm Comparison of NOAA Atlas 14 Precipitation Estimates to Site Specific Data for Stormwater Management at Questa Mine, NM
Paul Kos, Norwest Corporation
2:30 pm Characterizing Groundwater Quality at an Abandoned Mine Site Using Electrical Geophysical Techniques
D. Alex Gore, Indiana University
3:00 PM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
WEST BALLROOM
SCIENCE, COMMUNITY & RECLAMATION
MODERATOR: MELISSA RECKNER
8:00 am Cleaning Up Abandoned Mine Drainage in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed: Why it Makes Economic Sense
Amy Wolfe, Trout Unlimited
8:30 am CONSOL Energy’s Greenhouse Gas Abatement Research & Development Program
Richard A. Winschel, CONSOL Energy
9:00 am Sustained Treatment of AMD Containing AL and Fe3+ with Limestone Aggregate
Neil Wolfe, Hedin Environmental
9:30 am Developing Partnerships for a Common Goal
Danny Allgeier, Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable
10:00 AM BREAK, Junior Ballroom
MODERATOR: TOM GROTE
10:30 am In Stream Data Logger Monitoring Prgoram for TDS
Dave Kemp and Eric Null, Somerset Conservation District
11:00 am Translocation of Cumberlandian Mussels to Achieve Species Conservation
Craig Walker, Office of Surface Mining, Appalachian Region
11:30 am Carbon Capture and Sequestration with a Focus on Applications to Coal-Fired Power Plants
Richard A. Winschel, CONSOL Energy
12:00 PM LUNCH, North, South and East Sections of the Grand Ballroom
MODERATOR: aNNE DAYMUT
1:30 pm Community Engagement in Reclamation, Part 1
Lauren Lindgren and Scott Fanello, Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team
2:00 pm Community Engagement in Reclamation, Part 2
Lauren Lindgren and Scott Fanello, Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team
2:30 pm Integrating Visualization and Geomorphic Landforming for Reclamation in Appalachian Coal Mines
Charles Yuill, West Virginia University
No session between 3 pm and 4 pm
MODERATOR: ANDY MCALLISTER
4:00 pm “Out of the Ground” Documentary Film
Andy McAllister, Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
MELLON AND THOMPSON ROOMS
5:00 pm - 6:30pm POSTER SESSION SOCIAL
NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST SECTIONS OF THE GRAND BALLROOM
7:00 pm - 9:00pm ASMR AWARDS BANQUET