Partnerships that make the EPCAMR thrive.  EPCAMR acts as a liaison between these entities to reclaim land and remediate water.  Here are a few that we work with on a regular basis.

Federal Government

• Office of Surface Mining - Federal agency responsible for overseeing state mining programs
•  The Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act of 1977 established current mining & reclamation standards created Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Trust Fund provided for emergency response to states when necessary
• Environmental Protection Agency - Federal agency responsible for overseeing some state environmental programs, like air & water pollution programs
• Provides grants to states for various environmental clean up projects
• Pennsylvania receives EPA funds for abandoned mine drainage projects

State Government 

• PA Department of Environmental Protection - State Agency responsible for enacting state environmental programs with several Bureaus.
• Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation manages PA’s abandoned mine reclamation programs & orphaned well plugging program
• District Mining Offices enforce laws that ensure present & future restoration of mines & well sites
• Bureau of Watershed Management limits and deals with pollution entering our waterways and lakes.

Other Federal/State Agencies

• Coordinate abandoned mine land reclamation efforts with OSM, EPA & DEP
• US DOL Mining Safety & Health Administration
• US Geological Survey
• Army Corps of Engineers
• Natural Resource Conservation Service
• National Fish & Wildlife Federation
• Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
• Pennsylvania Game Commission Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• National Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
• National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs

The Active Industry

• Industries who are currently mining, re-mining & reclaiming the land
• Remining the remaining coal from abandoned mine lands & then reclaiming the land 3,400 acres of remining was started by mining companies in 1997
• Industry reclaims abandoned mine lands 7X faster than the State PG
• Co-Generation facilities are able to turn waste coal (a.k.a. Culm) into electric energy

Watershed Groups and Community Organizations

• Grassroots efforts to monitor & clean up local streams & rivers
• Receive federal/state assistance to do abandoned mine drainage projects & reclamation in their watersheds
• Over 50 active in Eastern Pennsylvania alone Partner with DEP, EPCAMR, WPCAMR & others to get more work accomplished

County Conservation Districts

•  Advocates for local environmental interests county by county
• Help DEP & others plan & do abandoned mine reclamation
• Prioritize reclamation activities in their counties
• Can act as financial administrators and co-sponsors for watershed grants

Colleges & Universities

•  Help others involved with reclamation activities by:
• Conducting research on environmental problems
• Encouraging public debate about environmental issues
• Helping solve problems through technical assistance and new methods
• Providing interns (warm bodies) to work with organizations and gain real world work experience

Non Profit  or Non Government Organizations

• Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)
• Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR)
• Cover 47 counties in PA Combined
• Grassroots groups who target cleaning up Pennsylvania’s abandoned mine land problem
• Work closely with government to come up with workable solutions Educate communities & schools on reclamation issues