PENNSYLVANIA MINING PROFESSIONALS

Speaker: Dave Williams Dave is a lifelong mining engineer, have worked in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania both on the industry side and regulatory side. Dave was the Mining Engineer Supervisor for DEP Deep Mine Safety for 16 years, and is also a board member of the Anthracite Chapter of the Society of Mining Engineers. Dave gave a presentation on the daring operation undertaken 48th PA Regiment which was comprised of anthracite coal miners from Eastern Pennsylvania. The

Speakers: Nicole Evanek, NIOSH & Cory DeGennaro, NIOSH o Bio: Nicole Evanek is a Research Geologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division. She holds a B.S. in Geology from Kent State University, a Post-baccalaureate in Mining Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.S. in Safety Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Nicole is working with the ground control team at NIOSH PMRD to study massi

Speaker: Tim Danehy, Principal, BioMost Inc. Presentation Outline •Regulations •Effluent limitations (Active vs. Passive). •Characterization of Drainage (the “talk”) •Measure the flow. •Sample raw drainage at the source. •Parameters needed. •Passive Treatment System Design •Understanding the mine drainage. •Treatment steps to compliance. •Commentary of Common Issues with Active Treatment (if time allows) •Increasing acidity by adding caustic without pre-aeration. •Tre