Letcher County AMD Data

Posted by Evan Smith, OSM/VISTA

The last two posts got me to thinking that I should share some local mine drainage data and a slideshow of local high school students sampling water quality on Dry Fork.

This type of data is being gathered to help makes things like the AMD&ART project possible here (perhaps through a brownfields grant, get the connection?)

You can get the AMD Data as well as the PowerPoint in the Data & Reports section on letcherwater.com

Brownfields Workshop in Prestonsburg

Did you know this is a Brownfield and could potentially be eligible for $200,000 in cleanup?

Posted by Evan Smith, OSM/VISTA

In an effort to educate communities about brownfield redevelopment, the Kentucky Brownfield Program has scheduled three brownfield funding and grant writing workshops. Malcolm Pirnie, an environmental engineering, science and consulting firm, will be highlighting proven methods in grant writing and the tricks of the trade that can make an application stand out in the crowd. These workshops are FREE and open to municipalities, non-profits and quasi governmental agencies. If you are interested in attending any of these sessions, call Amanda LeFevre at 800-926-8111 or send an e-mail to amanda.lefevre@ky.gov to register.

Prestonsburg

Monday, July 23, 2007, 9 a.m.– 1 p.m.

Big Sandy Area Development District Office

110 Resource Court, Prestonsburg, Ky.

AMD & Art Webcast Tomorrow

Posted by Evan Smith, OSM/VISTA

AMD & Art Webcast




Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Two-hour audio Web broadcast

Eastern: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.


Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) & ART: Combining Science and Art

Building constituencies across disciplinary and physical boundaries can
be challenging in watershed work. A project called AMD&ART, winner of
the 2005 Phoenix Award for community involvement, successfully combined
both good science and art to make a difference in eastern coal country.
Dr. T. Allan Comp, volunteer founder/director of the now-completed
project, will discuss how he mobilized a community and a team of
scientists, artists and VISTA volunteers to implement treatment systems
that also serve as recreational sites, art parks, educational centers,
and historical sites. Thanks to funding and expertise from many
stakeholders, including the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
AmeriCorps, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Office of Surface
Mining, EPA and others, environmental and economic degradation due to
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) has been remediated using a multi-disciplinary
approach. Join us for this inspirational Webcast and learn some
valuable lessons from a true leader in community-based watershed
protection

To register, please visit www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts.

Instructors:

Allan Comp, Director, Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team