Taught by official NTTP instructors, the Passive Treatment Course is recommended for all persons developing, designing, reviewing, or evaluating mine drainage passive treatment systems and for those who will be preparing grant applications related to AMD treatment.
The Course will provide information on how to evaluate the characteristics of coal mine drainage and guide the selection and application of various passive treatment technologies.
Using real-world case studies and a full-day field trip, participants will learn how to collect baseline data, understand stream restoration goals and how to apply passive treatment to reach those goals, and evaluate successes, failures, and limitations of passive treatment.
Prior to attending this course, it is recommended you become familiar with AMDTreat by watching the AMDTreat tutorials. Registrants will get the new AMDTreat 6 Software featured in the tutorials.
If there is someone at your Conservation District or Watershed organization who is interested and able to attend, please let Anne Daymut, anne@wpcamr.org, know by June 30, 2026 so she can put them on the list for additional communications and instructions.
Click Here for more information on the National Technical Training Program.
Visit the Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation webpage to learn more about abandoned mine reclamation.
(Photo: Lowber passive mine drainage treatment facility, Westmoreland County.)
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