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Thursday, June 26th – Ramada Inn and Conference Facility (Layout) |
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| 7:00—8:30 | Registration, Light Breakfast & Setup Exhibits (Pre-function Area) | |
| 8:30—8:45 | W e l c o m e (Grand Ballroom): Robert Hughes, EPCAMR Executive Director & Gary Anderson, ARIPPA | |
| Track 1 (Grand Ballroom) | Track 2 (Executive Forum) | |
| 8:45—9:30 | Gary Anderson, ARIPPA, Ebensburg Power Company,“23 Years of Reclamation” | Shawn Simmers, Cambria Cogen, “The Synergies Between CFB Power Generation and Waste Coal Pile Reclamation” |
| 9:30—10:15 | Mike Dziak, Earth Conservancy, “AMD Treatment Alternatives and Reclamation of Mine Scarred Lands” | Lukus Monette, OSMRE, “Little Conemaugh Watershed Modeling Project” |
| 10:15—10:45 | Break (Pre-function Area) | |
| 10:45—11:30 | Jeff Polenik, Robindale Energy, “Seanor GFCC – A Positive Impact” | Lois Uranowski, OSMRE, “Sustainable Mining and Reclamation: Is this possible?” |
| 11:30—12:15 | Jonathan M. Dietz and Timothy Gourley, Dietz-Gourley Consulting, LLC “Rushton Mine AMD Treatment Plant: Cost Saving & Performance Enhancing Modifications” | Cliff Denhom, Stream Restoration Inc., “Datashed Overview and Q&A” |
| 12:15 | Boxed Lunch (pickup in Pre-Function Area) & “AMR Film Festival”- an alternate to outings (12:30 – 4:30 Room TBD) | |
| Golf Outing | Penn’s Cave Outing | |
| 12:30—5:00 | The Mountain View Country Club offers some of the best golfing in Central Pa. Transportation is “on your own” to the course, located just 4 miles from the Ramada Conf. Ctr. Read more at Extra Activities page. | Penn’s Cave is America’s only all-water cavern tour and wildlife park. Transportation (bus) provided by conference and will leave promptly from the front of the Ramada Conf. Ctr. at 12:30. Read more at Extra Activities page. |
| 5:00—5:30 | Free Time-Networking (Pre-function Area to Outdoor Pavilion*) | |
| 5:30—6:30 | Buffet Dinner and Mayfly Award (Outdoor Pavilion*) | |
| * weather permitting | ||
Friday, June 27th – Ramada Inn and Conference Facility (Layout) |
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| 7:00—8:30 | Registration & Light Breakfast (Pre-function Area) | |
| 8:30—8:45 | W e l c o m e (Grand Ballroom): Andy McAllister, WPCAMR Regional Coordinator | |
| 8:45—9:30 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Grand Ballroom): Chris Abruzzo, Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection | |
| Track 1 (Chairman’s Room) | Track 2 (Executive Forum) | |
| 9:30—10:15 | Cara Santelli, , “Microorganisms Contributing to Manganese Remediation in Passive Treatment Technologies” | Amy Wolfe, Trout Unlimited, “A Decade of Progress for the West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Initiative” |
| 10:15—10:45 | Break (Pre-function Area) | |
| 10:45—11:30 | Eric Cavazza, PA DEP, “An Analysis of PA’s Accelerated Response Program – PA’s Alternative to OSM’s Federal Emergency Program” | Shawn Rummel, Trout Unlimited, “Recovery of Coldwater Ecosystems Following Treatment of Abandoned Mine Drainage: Looking Beyond Water Quality to Determine Successful Treatment” |
| 11:30—12:15 | Bob Hedin, Hedin Environmental, “Effective Passive Treatment of Coal Mine Drainage” | Amy Wolfe, Trout Unlimited, “15 Years of Assessment, Abatement, and Recovery in the Lower Kettle Creek Watershed: What’s Next?” |
| 12:15—1:30 | Lunch & Speaker: Greg Conrad, Interstate Mining Compact Commission (Atrium – Near Pool) | |
| Track 1 (Chairman’s Room) | Track 2 (Executive Forum) | |
| 1:30—2:15 | Umar Mycka, Poison Ivy Horticulturist , “Observing A Familiar Stranger: Poison Ivy” | Operations and Maintenance Panel – Part One: Art Rose, Penn State University, “Performance of 25 Passive Treatment Systems in PA” |
| 2:15—3:00 | Brad Shultz, Skelly and Loy, “Broad Top Township Six Mile Run AMD Treatment & Waste Coal Reclamation Project” | Operations and Maintenance Panel – Part Two |
| 3:00—3:30 | Break (Pre-function Area) | |
| 3:30—4:15 | William D. Burgos, Bradley Kaley and Yizhi Sheng, Penn State University, “Bioreactors for low-pH Fe(II) oxidation also remove remarkable amounts of total Fe” | Operations and Maintenance Panel – Part Three |
| 4:15—5:00 | Joe Pizarchik, OSMRE, “OSMRE Perspective” | |
| 5:00—5:30 | End of Conference & Take Down Exhibits – Hand in your nametag for Door Prizes – Must be Present to Win! | |