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FINAL Agenda for West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium as of
5/7/2026
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Monday 5/4/2026All events in Event Center (Ground Floor) unless noted
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9 am ~5 pm
Pre-Symposium Workshop AMDTreat Software led by Brent Means (AMD Industries) and Jeff Ream (OSM) in WHARF AB (main floor)
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5-9 pmExhibitor Setup
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6:00 PMTask Force, guests Buffetinvitation only
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Tuesday 5/5/2026affiliationtitle
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7-9 amExhibitor Setup
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8:00:00 AMRegistration, Breakfast
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9:00:00 AMOpening RemarksWV Mine Drainage Task ForceBen Faulkner, Chairman, moderator: Jeff Skousen
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9:05:00 AMWVDEP Update on MiningWVDEPDeputy Director Division of Mining and Reclamation Dustin Johnson
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9:30:00 AMOSM Update on MiningOSMREActing Deputy Director, Tom Shope
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10:00:00 AMBreakmoderator: Randy Maggard
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10:30:00 AMJeff Calhoun, Amy MackeyOhio DNR-DMR & Raccoon Ck. Watershed CoodinatorRaccoon Creek; Biological Recovery and Scenic River Designation
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11:00:00 AMJonathan KnightWVDEP AMLWVDEP AML Mine Drainage Efforts in Northern WV
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11:30:00 AMJami GwinnCORE Resources*Comparison of Localized vs. Central Water Management at Two Reclaimed Mines
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12:00:00 PMBuffet Lunchmoderator: Tiff Hilton
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1:00:00 PMJason BosticWV Coal AssociationCurrent and Legislative Issues on Mining, Reclamation, and Water Quality
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1:30:00 AMEliza SiefertWVU Water Research InstituteExploration of Sulfate, Organic and Inorganic Carbon on Rare Earth Element Mobility Within Appalachian Coal Mine Drainage
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2:00:00 PMBuck NeelyBioMost, Inc.Dream Mountain AML Passive System Case Study
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2:30:00 PMBreakmoderator: Jim Ashby
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3:00:00 PMJon SmoyerPADEP AMLBlacklick Creek and Other Mine Drainage Sites
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3:30:00 PMNate DepriestWVU Water Research InstituteWatershed-Scale Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage in the Robinson Run Watershed
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4:00:00 PMBrett ConnellTrutta Environmental SolutionsWatershed Scale Acid Mine Drainage Assessment Using High Definition Stream Survey
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4:30:00 PMDavid Roddy & Mills LangehamsACNR* & WVU WRIMon River Mine Pool Management and Success
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5:00:00 PMRECEPTION
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6:30:00 PMRECEPTION ENDS
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Wednesday, 5/6/2026
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7:30:00 AMRegistration and breakfastmoderator: Paul Ziemkiewicz
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8:00:00 AMTom ClarkKleinfelder
How Many AMD Discharge Flows Are Really Enough to Size Treatment Plants Adequately? A Cautionary Tale of Relying Only On Immense Historical Datasets
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8:30:00 AMFlurina DeagleNavana LabsUpdates on Acid-Base Accounting - Canada
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9:00:00 AMKaabe Shaw, Bryan PetrinecOHIO DNR, AECOMTruetown AMD Treatment and Iron Pigment Processing
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9:30:00 AMMichelle Shively MacIverTrue PigmentsTruetown AMD Treatment and Iron Pigment Processing
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10:00:00 AMBreakmoderator: Tim Danehy
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10:30:00 AMScot MayPADEP AML InvestigationProactive Mine Pool Management: Implementing a Remote Telemetry Monitoring Network in Pennsylvania’s Bituminous District
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11:00:00 AMRachel SpirnakWVU Water Research InstituteEvaluating 20 Years of Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Projects in WV
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11:30:00 AMTim Denicola & Marisa LoganCivil & Environmental ConsultantsBMP Conversion for AMD Refurbishment, Independence Conservancy's Racoon Ck. PA's Recovery
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12:00:00 PMAdjourn
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* denotes INDUSTRY