To commemorate its 20th anniversary, the Anthracite Region Independent Power Producer's Association is offering competitive grants to watershed organizations working on Abandoned Mine Land and/or Abandoned Mine Drainage remediation projects.Proposals are due July 30.
Grants ranging from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $10,000 and will be awarded to at least one eligible environmental organization or conservation district in the Bituminous Region and one eligible environmental organization or conservation district in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania actively working on AML/AMD issues.
Grant proposals should be for on-the-ground AML/AMD construction projects with a completion date between August 2009 and August 2011.
Unsightly waste coal piles and the problems associated with them are gradually disappearing, due in part to ARIPPA member activities. ARIPPA facilities remove and utilize waste coal (refuse) from both past and current mining activities, thereby abating acid mine drainage from waste coal piles.
ARIPPA reports that 145 million tons of waste coal has been processed and burned for energy by their member plants from 1998 to 2008. Further, the technology used to convert waste coal to electricity, known as Circulating Fluidized Beds, produce alkaline-rich ash by-products.
There are many beneficial uses for CFB ash including; filling mine pits, as a replacement for lime, for acid mine drainage remediation, as a soil amendment at mining sites, and/or as a concrete additive for roadways.
Applying organizations must support the mission of ARIPPA, including the removal and conversion of waste coal into alternative energy and the beneficial use of CFB ash for AML/AMD reclamation.
The unique nature of ARIPPA's work combined with the desire to coordinate efforts with environmentally oriented groups and governmental agencies symbolize a commitment to improving the landscape and environment.
Requests for Proposals and supporting documents are available online.
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