Monday, Dec 3rd(Eastern Time)
11:30am-12:00 pm Registration
12:00-5:00 pm 3 Concurrent Workshops (Seating is Limited)
Three Phases of a Water Sampling Event
(APPROVED for 5 technical education hours for A-SO wastewater license renewal)
Jim Risch, Environmental Chemist, Indiana Department of Environmental Management; Rodger Wilson, Manager of Mining Environmental Services, Mid-America Division, Standard Laboratories, Inc.
OR
Stream & Wetland Workshop--Applications of Computer Technology in Mining
(APPROVED for 4 technicaland 1 generaleducation hours for A-SO wastewater license renewal)
Kale Horton, Natural Resource Specialist, Paul Behum, Hydrologist, and Nicholas Grant, Natural Resource Specialist, Office of Surface Mining, Alton; Dan Hause, IN Division of Reclamation.
OR
Blasting Workshop
(5 continuing education hours for Indiana Certified Blaster License renewal and toward renewal of Regulated Explosive Use Blaster License by the Indiana State Fire Marshall)
Larry Schneider, President, Detonation Safety Engineering; Seth Burns, Technical Manager, Midland Powder Company; Victor Makximenko, Deputy Director, Naval Surface Warfare Center-Crane Division; Fred Grabner, Owner, Grabner Blasting & Consulting; Trudy Payne, Vice President, and Paul Downing, Senior Loss Control Representative, Nobel Insurance Services.
5:00-7:00 pmPoster Session and Reception
Agenda
Tuesday, Dec 4th(Eastern Time)
7:30-8:00 amRegistration
8:00-8:15 amWelcome: Ron McAhron, IN DNR Deputy Director and ISMR Chairman
8:15-8:30 amUpdate on Office of Surface Mining Activities—Accomplishments of the Past Year: Ervin Barchenger, Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining, Mid-Continent Region
Update on happenings at OSM over the past year.
8:30 – 8:45 amField Performance of Nutrient Loaded Northern Red Oak & White Oak Seedlings on Mine Lands in Southern Indiana: Francis Salifu, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Purdue University.
The merits of nutrient loading to promote seedling performance on mined lands and how it was achieved.
8:45 - 9:15 amA System to Evaluate Prime Farmland Reclamation Success Based on Spatial Soil Properties: Robert Dunker, Superintendent of CropSciencesResearch & EducationCenter, University of Illinois.
Soil property based formula to expedite bond releases and a discussion on its advantages.
9:15 – 9:45 a.m.Retreat Mining Methods and Surface Effects in Indiana: Brad Rigsby, Project Engineer, Five Star Mining.
Overview of various mining methods employed in planned subsidence operations, examples of surface effects
and mitigation, and current regulations on subsidence control plans in Indiana.
9:45 – 10:00 amBREAK – Door Prize drawings
10:00 - 10:30 amOutreach at the Indiana Division of Reclamation: Colleen Baughman, AVS/Education Coordinator, IN DNR, Division of Reclamation.
The importance of outreach in the mining industry and what types are done at the
Division of Reclamation.
10:30 - 11:00 amBenefits of Using GPS in Reclamation: Barry Hennessy, USA Vice President, Automated Positioning Systems.
Highlights some of the newest GPS technology used in mine land reclamation.
11:00 - 11:30 amAML Reclamation Activities-Past, Present, & Future, in the SouthForkPatokaRiver Watershed: Mark Stacy, Environmental Specialist, IN DNR, Division of Reclamation.
AML reclamation projects that have occurred in the South Fork Patoka River Watershed over the past 20+
years and the resulting impacts to water quality.
11:30 - 12:00 pmPalzo Illinois AMD Reclamation Project: Ron Kizer, Resource Planner, Illinois DNR, AML Program.
How one of the midwest’s worse cases of AMD was mitigated and what’s left to be done.
12:00-1:30 pmAWARDS LUNCHEON: Keynote speaker—Marty Irwin, Director, IndianaCenter for Coal Technology Research, PurdueUniversity.
1:30-2:00 pmDuke Energy Edwardsport; A 2 Billion Dollar Investment Founded Upon Abandoned Mine Workings 40 Feet Below the Surface: Lynn Crayne, Project Manager, and Frank Howard III, Project Manager, both from Howard Concrete Pumping Company, Inc.
Grouting operations at Edwardsport project.
2:00-2:30 pmIGCC Project Update: Jack Stultz, IGCC Plant General Manager, Duke Energy Indiana.
Update on the Edwardsport IGCC Plant.
2:30-3:00 pmGeological Sequestration of CO2--Successes and Challenges: John Rupp, Assistant Director for Research, IndianaGeological Survey.
A brief overview of technical advances on sequestration to date, future challenges, and some new
considerations happening on the policy side.
3:00-3:15 pmBREAK – Door Prize drawings
3:15-3:45 pmReclamation for Quail Restoration: Kale Horton, Natural Resources Specialist, Office of Surface Mining Mid-Continent Region.
Using SMCRA performance standards to establish quality Bobwhite Quail habitat in Indiana.
3:45-4:15 pmA Comparison of Coal Mining and Indiana Bat Population Trends: Kimery Vories, Natural Resource Specialist/Technology Transfer, Office of Surface Mining Mid-Continent Region.
OSM’s study of data on changes in Indiana Bat populations when correlated with coal production areas.
4:15-4:30 PMClosing – Grand Prize drawing