2022 West Virginia Mine Drainage
Task Force Symposium
Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Morgantown, West Virginia
October 4-5, 2022
| WVDEP Update on Mining, Reclamation, and AMD Treatment |
| Presentation Jon Rorrer, Acting Director West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Charleston, WV |
| OSM Update on Mining, Reclamation and AMD |
| Presentation Shope, Regional Director, Appalachian Region Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Pittsburgh, PA |
| Strategy for AMD Treatment on Watershed Scales |
| Presentation Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia Water Research Institute Morgantown, WV |
| Beginnings of AMD Passive Treatment in North America |
| Presentation | Paper Bob Kleinmann and Jeff Skousen Editor-in-Chief of Mine Water and Environment and WVU Pittsburgh, PA and Morgantown, WV |
| Data Needed for Selection and Design of AMD Treatment Systems |
| Presentation | Abstract Tim Danehy Biomost, Inc. Mars, PA |
| 2021-22 Legislative Issues on Mining, Reclamation and Water Quality |
| Presentation Jason Bostic West Virginia Coal Association Charleston, WV |
| Successful AMD Abatement – Broad Top, PA |
| Presentation | Paper Joe Mills Skelly and Loy Morgantown, WV |
| A Design and Build Active Treatment Plant for the Globe Mine High Strength Mine Discharge |
| Presentation | Abstract Jon Dietz Iron Oxide Technologies, LLC, & Smith Gardner, Inc. Ridgway, PA |
| Two Case Studies of Enhancing Decarbonation by Utilizing Iron Oxidation |
| Presentation | Abstract Brent Means and Rich Beam Office of Surface Mining New Cumberland, PA |
| PHREEQ-N-AMDTreat+REYs Water-Quality Modeling Tools to Evaluate Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Strategies for Recovery of Rare Earth Elements |
| Presentation | Paper | Abstract Charles Cravotta US Geological Survey New Cumberland, PA |
| Development of Pilot Plant for Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from AMD Products |
| Presentation | Paper Paul Ziemkiewicz West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
| Effectiveness of the T&T AMD Treatment Plant on Muddy Creek |
| Presentation | Abstract Greg Phillips West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Philippi, WV |
| 10+ Year Passive Treatment System Performance Evaluation |
| Presentation | Abstract Tim Danehy Biomost, Inc. Mars, PA |
| Large Scale Treatment Plants at Abandoned and Bond Forfeiture Sites |
| Presentation Rob Rice and Dave McCoy West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Charleston, WV |
| Anna S Mine: A Century of Mining and Reclamation |
| Presentation | Paper | Abstract Bob Hedin Hedin Environmental Pittsburgh, PA |
| Co-treating AMD and Municipal Wastewater in Existing Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| Presentation | Abstract Travis Tasker and Ben Roman St. Francis University Loretto, PA |
| Monitoring Brown Trout Invasion in a Native Brook Trout Stream Post Mine Drainage Remediation – A Cautionary Tale |
| Presentation | Abstract Tom Clark and Brianna Hutchison Susquehanna River Basin Commission Harrisburg, PA |
| Mine Pools as a Valuable Municipal and Economic Water Resource in the Central Appalachian Coalfields |
| Presentation | Abstract Hannah Patton and Ben Faulkner Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA |
| Coagulation and Flocculation Water Treatment |
| Presentation Jonathan Ceslovnik Nalco Water Charleston, WV |
| WORKSHOP – PHREEQ-N-AMDTreat Model to Evaluate Water-Quality Effects from Passive and Active Treatment of Mine Drainage |
| Presentation | Paper | Abstract | Video Charles Cravotta and Brent Means US Geological Survey and OSMRE New Cumberland, PA |
| Prediction of Water Quality at Surface Coal Mines (ADTI) |
| Handbook |
| Handbook of Technologies for Avoidance and Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage (ADTI) |
| Handbook |