Artistic computer drawing of 31st Bridge in Pittsburgh, with steel mills in the background.

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       Tuesday       Wednesday


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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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