| 7:00—8:55 | Registration, Refreshments & Setup Exhibits (Foyer & Director’s Room); | Breakfast for Overnight Guests (Hotel Restaurant) | |
| 9:00—9:15 | Wednesday Welcome (Ballroom) | | |
| 9:15—9:30 | Keynote Address PA DEP Secretary, Jessica Shirley (Ballroom) | | |
| 9:30—10:10 | “Demonstrating Clean Energy Projects on Former Mine Lands”, Tiffany Mayville, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, US Dept. of Energy | | |
| 10:15—10:25 | Break & Visit Exhibits (Foyer & Director’s Room) | | |
| TRACK 1 (Ballroom) | TRACK 2 (Chairman’s Room) | TRACK 3 (Executive Forum) |
| 10:30—11:10 | “Navigating Difficult Site Constraints for Passive AMD Remediation”, Tim Denicola, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc | “Treating abandoned mine drainage is cost-effective and benefits vulnerable communities”, Jeremy Weber, University of Pittsburgh | “Pennsylvania’s 2024 Integrated Water Quality Report”, Dustin Shull, PA DEP |
| 11:15—11:55 | “Passive Treatment of Mn: Results from an Experimental Pilot System”, Robert Hedin, Benjamin Hedin, Neil Wolfe, Hedin Environmental | “Permitting, Codes and Ancillary Engineering – The other side to completing a successful AMD/AML Project”. Joshua Glace, Quay Schappell, Larson Design Group | “Dealing with Unanticipated Design Challenges – Case Study – Eagle Eye School AML Reclamation”, Stephanie Hoover, Cedarville Engineering Group, LLC |
| 12:00—12:55 | Lunch (Atrium by the Indoor Pool) | | |
| TRACK 1 (Ballroom) | TRACK 2 (Chairman’s Room) | TRACK 3 (Executive Forum) |
| 1:00—1:40 | “Loyalsock Creek Passive Treatment System Redesign: Upgrading 1990s treatment systems to treat larger abandoned mine drainage flows and improve operational efficiency”, Aaron Pontzer & Tom Clark, Klienfelder | “Coal Mining Towns of NorthEast Pennsylvania; Reconsidered and Revitalized in the Post-Industrial Era”, Stephanie Golden, Marywood University | “Flowing Forward: Successful Stream Restoration on Mine-Scarred Land”, Elizabeth Hughes, Earth Conservancy |
| 1:45—2:25 | “The Banning/West Newton Coal Logistics Coal Refuse Pile Reclamation Project’, Eric E. Cavazza, Tetra Tech | “Implementation of Recycled Concrete Aggregate for Mitigating Acidic Drainage”, Allison Fenske, PSU | ”Successful AML Partnerships in Swoyersville”, Hank Zielinski, Northampton Fuel Supply Company / Keystone Reclamation Fuel Management LLC |
| 2:30—2:40 | Break & Visit Exhibits (Ballroom & Foyer) | | |
| 2:45— 3:25 | “Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) Update”, Robbie Fulton, OSMRE | “Rare Earth Element Extraction: Legal and Institutional Challenges”, Hélène Nguemgaing, West Virginia University | “Regional Documentary & Public Engagement: Experiences Making & Sharing NEPADOC”, David S. Heineman, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania – Bloomsburg |
| 3:30— 4:10 | “Obtaining a line of credit as a nonprofit”, Will Fisher, First National Bank | | |
| 5:00— 6:00 | Cash Bar & Networking (Ballroom) | | |
| 6:00— 8:00 | Mayfly Award & Banquet Dinner (Ballroom) | | |
| 8:00— 10:00 | “NEPADOC screening with Director Q&A”, David S. Heineman, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania – Bloomsburg | Cornhole Tournament & Jam Session (Pavillion – weather permitting else Atrium) | |
