2019 West Virginia Mine Drainage
Task Force Symposium
Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Morgantown, West Virginia
March 26-27, 2019
Tuesday MORNING, March 26, 2019 |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:05 a.m. | Welcome: Ben Faulkner, Chairman of the Task Force, Princeton, WV Moderator: Randy Maggard, Murray Energy, Morgantown, WV |
| 9:05 – 9:30 a.m. | Status of West Virginia Mining and Reclamation – Presentation Dustin Johnson West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Charleston, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | OSM Update on Mining, Reclamation and AMD – Presentation Tom Shope Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Pittsburgh, PA |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Developing a Water Management Plan for Underground Coal Mines – Abstract | Presentation Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Federal Policies under US Army Corps of Engineers – Abstract | Presentation William James U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville, TN |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon | Use of Underground Mine Pools for Multiple Uses – Abstract | Presentation Nick Schaer West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Charleston, WV |
| 12:00 Noon – 1:30 p.m. | LUNCH |
Tuesday Afternoon, March 26, 2019 |
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| 1:30 – 1:35 p.m. | REGROUP Moderator: Mike Isabell, Mission Coal, Summersville, WV |
| 1:35 – 2:00 p.m. | 2018-19 Legislative Issues on Mining, Reclamation and Water Quality – Presentation Jason Bostic West Virginia Coal Association Charleston, WV |
| 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Treatment Design and Progress at the Richard Mine Discharge – Abstract | Presentation Sarah Cayton and Jeff Skousen Friends of Deckers Creek Morgantown, WV |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Treatment or Abatement of Abandoned Mine Drainage Using AML Pilot Program Funding in Pennsylvania – Abstract | Presentation Eric Cavazza Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Charleston, WV |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Overview of Active Mine Drainage Treatment Facilities Operated by the Pennsylvania DEP and Bureau of AML – Abstract | Presentation Rich Beam Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Ebensburg, PA |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Latest on Processing Rare Earth Elements from AMD Products – Abstract | Presentation Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 5:15 – 7:30 p.m. | RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT SESSION |
Wednesday morning, March 27, 2019 |
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| 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 – 8:05 a.m. | Moderator: Tiff Hilton, WOPEC, Lewisburg, WV |
| 8:05 – 8:30 a.m. | Evaluation and Redesign of Wetland/ALD Passive System in North Fork of the Blackwater River, WV – Abstract | Presentation Bob Hedin and Jeff Skousen Hedin Environmental Pittsburgh, PA |
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Experiences and Challenges with Selenium Treatment – Abstract | Presentation Jim Constant ERP Environmental Fund, Inc. Madison, WV |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Selenium Fish Tissue Implementation – Abstract | Presentation Jennie Henthorn and Kevin Seagle Henthorn Environmental Services and WV Department of Environmental Prot. Charleston, WV |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Contaminants of Mixed-Use Watersheds in WV – Abstract | Presentation Elliott Kellner West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Removal of Excess Gaseous and Aqueous Sulfide from Vertical Flow Bioreactor Effluent Using Activated Carbon and Solar-Powered Blowers – Abstract | Presentation Robert Nairn University of Oklahoma Norman, OK |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Evaluation and Refurbishing Passive Treatment Systems – Abstract | Presentation Tim Danehy and Ryan Mahony Biomost, Inc. Mars, PA |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon | Distribution of Flow for Active and Passive Treatment Systems – Paper | Presentation Tiff Hilton Working on People’s Environmental Concerns Lewisburg, WV |
| 12:00 noon | ADJOURN |