The funding is from OSMRE’s Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program that provides funds to nonprofit organizations for the construction of acid mine drainage treatment facilities that help restore the health of local streams.
“Healthy watersheds are essential for communities, supplying water for municipal, industrial, agricultural and recreational uses,” said OSMRE Regional Director Tom Shope. “WCAP funds help restore watersheds that have been negatively impacted by abandoned mine lands and support citizen-based conservation in coal communities.”
WPCAMR is the fiscal sponsor for Pennsylvania’s Quick Response program, which provides emergency or urgent maintenance repair assistance for abandoned mine drainage treatment systems throughout Pennsylvania.
More than 300 AMD treatment systems in Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for a Quick Response grant to address emergency situations that arise or correct emergent issues before they can cause treatment system failure and impact water quality.
“WPCAMR is excited about its WCAP grant in support of our Quick Response program, said Andy McAllister, WPCAMR regional coordinator. “Keeping these treatment systems in good working order helps to maintain healthy streams across the commonwealth, while encouraging recreation, tourism, and economic development.”
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Visit OSMRE’s Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program webpage to learn more about this program.
Visit DEP’s Abandoned Mine Reclamation webpage to learn more about mine reclamation in Pennsylvania.
(Photo: Arnot AMD Treatment System, Tioga County.)
Statewide Conferences:
-- PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN]
-- PA Statewide Watershed Conference Oct. 29-30 In Altoona [PaEN]
Related Articles - Mine Reclamation:
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. To Treat Mine Drainage In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
[Posted: August 25, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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