2013 Symposium - WV Mine Drainage Task Force

WEST VIRGINIA MINE DRAINAGE TASK FORCE SYMPOSIUM

Ramada Inn, Morgantown, West Virginia
March 26 – 27, 2013

Sponsored by
West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force
and
WV Coal Association

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Registration
8:30 - 8:35 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Charlie Miller, Chairman of the Task Force, Industrial RES, Fairmont, WV Moderators: Ben Faulkner, Bratton Farms, Princeton, WV Jim Ashby, Mettiki LLC, Oakland, MD
8:35 - 9:00 a.m.	"Status of West Virginia Mining and Reclamation" Randy Huffman, Tom Clarke, and Lewis Halstead West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Charleston, WV
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.	"OSM Update on Mining, Reclamation, and AMD" Joe Pizarchik, Tom Shope, and Roger Calhoun Office of Surface Mining Washington, DC
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.	"The Appalachian Research Initiative on Environmental Science (ARIES): An Update" John Craynon and Michael Karmis Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	BREAK
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	"Predicting TDS Release from Overburden" Lee Daniels Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.	"TDS Evolution from Valley Fills" Terry Potter and John McDaniel Arch - Coal Mac Logan, WV
11:30 - 12:00 a.m.	"Potential Breakthroughs to Underground Mines from Slurry Impoundments" Peter Michael OSMRE Pittsburgh, PA
noon - 1:30 p.m.	LUNCH
1:30 - 1:35 p.m.	Regroup Afternoon Moderators: Mike Isabell, CONSOL, Bickmore, WV Randy Maggard, MEPCO, Morgantown, WV
1:35 - 2:00 p.m.	"2012-13 Legislative Issues on Mining, Reclamation and Water Quality" Jason Bostic West Virginia Coal Association Charleston, WV
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.	"In-Situ Treatment of Selenium – Lysimeter Study" Paul Ziemkiewicz and Joe Donovan West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.	"Selenium Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms” Mindy Armstead Marshall University Huntington, WV
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.	BREAK
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.	"Chloride-TDS Reduction Strategy for Operating Mines in Northern West Virginia ” John Owsiany CONSOL Energy Canonsburg, PA
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.	"Update of Selenium Treatment with Bio-reactors at Arch-Birch River” Al Meek, Keith O’Dell, and Ben Faulkner Conestoga, Arch – Birch River, Bratton Farms Lexington, KY
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.	"Three-Year Case Study with Selenium Treatment" Tom Rutkowski Golder Associates Denver, CO
5:00 - 7:30 p.m.	RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT SESSION
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Registration
8:25 - 8:30 a.m.	Welcome and Remarks Tiff Hilton, WOPEC, Lewisburg, WV
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	"Comparative Analysis of Treatment Reagents at Two Pennsylvania Mine Sites: Case Studies of H₂O₂ versus Hydrated Lime and H₂O₂ versus NaOH" Brent Means OSMRE Harrisburg, PA
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.	"Lasting Impacts of Off-line Periods in Lime-Dosed Streams - Ohio” Natalie Kruse Ohio University Athens, OH
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.	"Estimating Water Quality Trends in Abandoned Coal Mine Pools” Eric Perry Office of Surface Mining Pittsburgh, PA
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	BREAK
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	"Multi-Metric Index for Stream Assessment and Mitigation” Todd Petty WVU Morgantown, WV
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.	"Micro-Hydroelectric Power Facility Using Mine Water" Tim Danehy Biomost, Inc. Mars, PA
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon	"Sulfate-Reducing Bioreactor – Tabb-Simco Wetland, OH” Paul Behum OSMRE Alton, IL
12:00 Noon	ADJOURN