Symposium Presentations

Below are the presentations from past Symposiums. 

Eight West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium
Keynote Address: Pennsylvania AML/AMD Program 
Eric Cavazza, DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation

Smaller, Cheaper, Better: An Update on Advances in Limestone Treatment Technology
Neil Wolfe, Hedin Environmental

Update on DEP Activities in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed
Dave Leiford, DEP
Dean Baker, DEP
Eric Rosengrant, DEP

Overview of Upper West Branch Susquehanna River Basin- A New Stronghold for Wild Trout
Jason Detar, PA Fish and Boat Commission

​Phosphorus Removal from Aquaculture Wastewater Using Mine Drainage Residuals 
Thomas Kehler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Philip Sibrell, United States Geological Survey

Leveraging National Service to Address Acid Mine Drainage in Pennsylvania
Alexa Kramer, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Sarah Eckert, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Monitoring Success of Restoration Projects: A Volunteer-Based Approach
Dr. Shawn Rummel, Trout Unlimited

Genetic Diversity of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) 
Dr. Fred Brenner, Grove City College

Seventh West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium
Looking Back on a Decade of the West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Initiative
Amy Wolfe, Trout Unlimited

Biological Recovery of Streams Following Passive Treatment and Morphological Differences in Brook Trout
Dr. Steve Seiler, Lock Haven University
Dr. Shawn Rummel, Trout Unlimited

Updated Assessment of the Cold Stream Passive AMD Treatment Systems Complex
Brad Shultz, Skelly and Loy, INC.

Performance of 25 Passive Treatment Systems in Pennsylvaina
Dr. Art Rose, Penn State Univeristy

Engaging the West Branch in Community-Based, Large Landscape Conservation
Joanna Ogburn, Chesapeake Conservancy
Emily Myron, Chesapeake Conservancy

A Snapshot of the Recolonization of Fish Communities into Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
Tim Wertz, PA DEP

Bear Run Watershed Renaissance Mine Drainage Restoration Project
Tom Clark, Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Update of DEP's Active AMD Plants in the West Branch
Dave Leiford, PA DEP
Dean Baker, PA DEP
Mike Smith, PA DEP

Sixth West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium
Keynote Address: West Branch Susquehanna River Past, Present and Future Trends 
John Arway, PA Fish and Boat Commission

Utilization of AMD in Well Development for Natural Gas Extraction 
Kelly Heffner, DEP Office of Water Management
John Stefanko, DEP Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations

Using Treated AMD for Frack Water – the Antrim Experience 
Michael Smith, DEP Moshannon District Mining Office

Controlling Phosphorus in Animal Waste Management Systems with Mine Drainage Residuals 
Amy Wolfe, Trout Unlimited

A Comparison of Long-Term AMD Treatment Costs Using Different Technologies at Tangascootack Site #1 
Dr. Robert Hedin, Hedin Environmental

Status of DEP's Cresson Plant and other AMD Treatment Plants 
Pam Milavec, DEP Bureau of Conservation and Restoration

Remediation of High Strength Mine Impacted Water at the Klondike 1 Discharge using Crab Shell Substrate Mixtures
Dr. Rachel Brennan, Penn State University

Educational Outreach and Its Role in Abandoned Mine Drainage Restoration 
Rebecca Holler, Trout Unlimited

Bureau Of Conservation and Restoration (BCR) Where are we going? 
Glenn Rider, DEP Bureau of Conservation and Restoration

Fifth West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium
West Branch Susquehanna Recovery Benchmark Project 
Rebecca Dunlap, Trout Unlimited

Fishery Resources of the West Branch Susquehanna River 
Jason Detar, PA Fish and Boat Commission

Using Manure to Produce Biofuels on PA Mined Lands 
Dr. Rick Stehouwer, Penn State University, and 
Scott Van de Mark, PA Environmental Council

Update of DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed 
Pamela Milavec, DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation

Innovative Revegetation Treatments & Beneficial Uses of Iron-Bearing Sediments in Abandoned Mine Drainage Kill Zones 
Dr. Mary Ann Bruns, Penn State University

Primacy Bond Forfeiture Reclamation and Mine Drainage Treatment Projects in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed 
Mario Carrello, DEP Moshannon District Mining Office, and 
Eric Rosengrant, DEP Moshannon District Mining Office

Assessment of the Impact of a Passive Treatment Facility to the Recovery of an AMD-Impacted Tributary within the Beech Creek Watershed 
Dr. Mohamed Khalequzzaman, Lock Haven University, and 
Dr. John Way, Lock Haven University

Passive Treatment System Success Story: The “Anna S” in the Babb Creek Watershed [Part I] 
Dr. Bob Hedin, Hedin Environmental

Passive Treatment System Success Story: The “Anna S” in the Babb Creek Watershed [Part II] 
William Beacom, Babb Creek Watershed Association​
Third West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium
Around the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed

American Shad Restoration in the West Branch
Michael Hendricks, PA Fish and Boat Commission

West Branch Susquehanna AMD Remediation Strategy Update
Thomas Clark, Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Barnes and Tucker Project
Dan Sammarco, PA DEP/BAMR, and
Jon Smoyer, PA DEP/BAMR

Self-Sustaining AMD Treatment
Robert Hedin, Hedin Environmental

Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program
John Dawes, Western PA Watershed Program

Upper West Branch Photo Tour
Michael Smith, PA DEP

Freshwater Mussels and Eels: A Missing Link in the West Branch? 
William Lellis, USGS Appalachian Lab

Could AMD Affect the Health of the Chesapeake Bay? 
Steve Rier, Bloomsburg University
Matthew McTammany, Bucknell University

More Acid in the West Branch: Acid Deposition
Jon Dietz, Dietz-Gourley Consulting, LLC
Carl Kirby, Bucknell University

First West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Symposium
Condition of the West Branch Overview
Susan LeFevre, Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Fishing and Boating on the West Branch: Past, Present, and Future
Dr. Douglas Austen, PA Fish and Boat Commission

Outdoor Recreation Potential of the West Branch
Ted Lee Eubanks, Fermata, INC.

Reaching your AMD Restoration Goals through Planning and Prioritization
Dr. Robert Hedin, Hedin Environmental

Assessment and Restoration Plans for the Clearfield Creek Watershed
Donna Carnahan, Clearfield County Conservation District

Upper West Branch Restoration: The Barnes/Watkins Coal Refuse Pile Remediation
Delores Columbus, Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority and,
Jim Panaro, Robindale

I-99: Down Under at Sky-Top
Gary Byron, PA DEP

Remediation of Cooks Run 
Dr. Colson Blakeless, Allegeny Mt. Trout Unlimited Chapter

The Limits of Passive Treatment
Brent Means, Office of Surface Mining

Restoration Success in the West Branch: the Babb Creek Story
James Barr, Babb Creek Watershed Association

Operation, Maintenance and Replacement of AMD Passive Treatment System: Current Status Discussion
Pamela Milavec, PA DEP BAMR

AMD Remediation through Remining
Mike Smith, PA DEP BAMR

Bennett Branch of the Sinnemahoning Restoration
Eric Cavazza, PA DEP BAMR