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<title>OSMRE provides $150,000 for acid mine drainage project in Cambria County, Pennsylvania</title>
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<span>OSMRE provides $150,000 for acid mine drainage project in Cambria County, Pennsylvania</span>
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<div><time datetime="2023-10-05T12:00:00Z">October 5, 2023</time>
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<span><span>jsutt@osmre.gov</span></span>
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<span><time datetime="2023-10-05T10:39:23-04:00" title="Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 10:39">Thu, 10/05/2023 - 10:39</time>
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<div><p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong>WASHINGTON –</strong> As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, <span style="color:#1c1c1c">the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $150,000 in a cooperative agreement to the Western <a name="_Hlk142391766">Pennsylvania</a> Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR). OSMRE’s </span></span><a href="https://www.osmre.gov/programs/watersheds" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:#1c1c1c"> provides funds to nonprofit organizations for the construction of acid mine drainage treatment facilities that help restore the health of local streams.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1c1c1c">“Healthy watersheds are essential for communities, supplying water for municipal, industrial, agricultural and recreational uses,” said OSMRE Regional Director Thomas Shope. “WCAP funds help restore watersheds that have been negatively impacted by abandoned mine lands and support citizen-based conservation in coal communities.” </span></span></span></span></p>
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<img alt="A small creek with orange water curves through fall-colored woods" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ec3799a2-3426-44a5-910a-3e6f25f84d23" height="247" src="https://www.osmre.gov/sites/default/files/inline-images/Victor%2010_0.jpg" width="329" loading="lazy">
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<figcaption><em>Discharge from Victor 10. System&nbsp;<br>
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improvements will contribute more than<br>
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78,000,000 gallons of clean water annually<br>
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to the Susquehanna River and the<br>
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Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of<br>
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Cambria County Conservation District.</em></figcaption>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:#242424">WPCAMR, a nonprofit dedicated to <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">reclaiming lands and streams polluted by historic coal mining in Western Pennsylvania, was awarded the WCAP grant to help fund the </span>Victor #10 Abandoned Mine Discharge Pipeline Construction Project, located in West Carroll Township, Cambria County.&nbsp; </span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in"><span style="color:black">WPCAMR will partner with the Cambria County Conservation District, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the PA Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Abandoned Mines Reclamation, the PA Association of Conservation Districts Technical Office, Clean Streams Foundation, and several private landowners. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The project includes the construction of an underground pipe to collect and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> transport abandoned</span> mine discharge to the existing 20 Mine treatment plant, where it will enter a series of ponds to remove the metals before entering the stream as clean water. This project will improve the water quality of approximately 1 mile of stream.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:14px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in">“People usually don’t associate abandoned mine drainage with the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay; yet there is significant AMD impact, especially in the upper reaches of the West Branch Susquehanna River,” said John Dryzal, district manager, Cambria County Conservation District. “The Victor #10 discharge is the first AMD discharge impacting the West Branch Susquehanna River. The Cambria County Conservation District investigated addressing this discharge over a decade ago, but treatment at that time was not feasible. Fast forward over 10 years, and we now have a viable treatment option that will contribute more than 78,000,000 gallons of clean water annually to the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay.”</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1b1b1b">About the WCAP Program:</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:#1b1b1b">WCAP grants are selected through a competitive merit review process and </span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">can fund the installation of passive or active water treatment systems, as well as the reclamation of lands that contribute sediment or acid forming materials to streams. <span style="color:#1c1c1c">WCAP grants result in partnerships that encourage long-term commitment to projects through engagement with local communities and nonprofit groups. </span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph">&nbsp;</p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">– OSMRE –</span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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<h5 style="margin-bottom: 11px;"><em><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">OSMRE carries out the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 in cooperation with states and Tribes. OSMRE’s objectives are to ensure that coal mining activities are conducted in a manner that protects citizens and the environment during mining, to ensure that the land is restored to beneficial use after mining and to mitigate the effects of past mining by aggressively pursuing reclamation of abandoned coal mines.</span></span></span></span></span></em></h5>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>OSMRE and Partners Tour AMD sites</title>
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<span>OSMRE and Partners Tour AMD sites</span>
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<div>Authored By</div>
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<div>Ross A. Whitley, OSMRE Washington </div>
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<span><span>rwhitley@osmre.gov</span></span>
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<span><time datetime="2022-11-29T10:04:30-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 10:04">Tue, 11/29/2022 - 10:04</time>
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<div><time datetime="2022-11-10T12:00:00Z">November 10, 2022</time>
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<div><p><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/us-osm/52532388025/in/album-72177720304080244/" target="“_blank”" title="Illinois AMD Site Visit_001"><img alt="Illinois AMD Site Visit_001" class="align-right" height="180" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52532388025_830284b5eb_m.jpg" width="240" loading="lazy"></a></p>
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<p><strong><span><span>MACOUPIN COUNTY, Ill. – </span></span></strong><span><span><span><span>The Office of </span></span><span><span>Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Abandoned Mine Land Program and Amanda Pankau, senior energy campaign coordinator with Prairie Rivers Network, visited abandoned mine land and acid mine drainage sites. Amanda is tasked by the </span></span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenergycommunities.gov%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJSchieferstein%40osmre.gov%7C075c6863a8894ab7a7ec08da6c171884%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637941143712358021%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9UBTk98NOVxOGEuBGwVfu1Ppk0YH%2FOzS%2FKmbMEnQFWE%3D&amp;reserved=0"><strong><span><span>Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization</span></span></strong></a><strong> </strong><span><span>to identify projects that help communities realize the benefit of clean, renewable energy and address the legacy impacts of coal mining and fossil fuels on the environment in the Illinois coal basin.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span>The group toured four abandoned mine land and acid mine drainage sites in Illinois: Superior Washer, Consolidated Number 7 &amp; 15, Mount Olive and Livingston #1. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span>At the Superior Washer abandoned mine land reclamation site, the team met to determine the needs of the community when prioritizing upcoming Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for projects and begin outreach efforts. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span>“This exchange is one of many beginnings that will lead to future partnerships with the community to better understand their needs and prioritize the projects that will bring the most benefit to all affected by the legacy impacts of abandoned coal mine lands," said Tiff Hilton, OSMRE abandoned mine land and regulatory program specialist. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span>The sites were chosen for the visit because the previous land reclamation had, over time, developed acidic discharges. This costly, damaging and low priority environmental impact can now be remediated due to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span>“The tour allowed the state program to communicate </span></span></span></span><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/us-osm/52532388040/in/album-72177720304080244/" target="“_blank”" title="OSMRE and Partners Tour AMD sites"><img alt="OSMRE and Partners Tour AMD sites" class="align-right" height="180" padding="25px" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52532388040_3346904ac8_m.jpg" width="240" loading="lazy"></a><span><span><span><span>some of its</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span> thoughts on how it wants to proceed with projects like these, while also receiving feedback from Prairie Rivers Network," said Derick Jones, OSMRE AML and regulatory program specialist. “Prairie Rivers Network is interested in what role they can play to make the expenditure of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds as successful and beneficial as possible for the community.” </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span>Visit </span></span><a href="https://www.osmre.gov/programs/watersheds"><span><span>https://www.osmre.gov/programs/watersheds</span></span></a><span><span> to learn more about acid mine drainage and watersheds. </span></span></span></span></p>
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