The grant is part of OSMRE’s Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program which provides funds to nonprofit organizations for the construction of acid mine drainage treatment facilities that help restore the health of local streams.
“Watersheds are essential for communities, supplying water for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses,” said OSMRE Regional Director Tom Shope. “WCAP funds help local nonprofit groups restore watersheds negatively impacted by abandoned mine lands and support citizen-based conservation in coal communities.”
The Schuylkill Headwaters Association, a nonprofit organization in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, dedicated to promoting the environmental health of the Schuylkill River, its tributaries, and the watershed that lies within the boundaries of Schuylkill County, was awarded the WCAP funds to improve the nearby Otto Colliery Airshaft Discharge Treatment System.
“Abandoned mine drainage from the Otto Colliery Airshaft Discharge is one of the largest sources of pollution in the Schuylkill River watershed,” said Bill Reichert, president of the Schuylkill Headwaters Association. “The WCAP funds will go towards addressing existing operational problems and prevent future problems, while providing greater treatment efficiency than the original system.”
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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: Otto Colliery Airshaft Discharge Treatment System, Pottsville.)
Statewide Conferences:
-- PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN]
-- PA Statewide Watershed Conference Oct. 29-30 In Altoona [PaEN]
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[Posted: August 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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