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Mission Statement:  “The general purpose of the organization [EPCAMR] is to encourage the reclamation and redevelopment of land affected by past mining practices. This includes reducing hazards to health and safety, eliminating soil erosion, improving water quality, [and] returning land affected by past mining practices to productive use, thereby improving the economy of the region.” -from the Preamble of the EPCAMR Bylaws.

Incorporation Date: January 15, 1997

Formed in 1995 by concerned conservation districts, EPCAMR represents a coalition of watershed organizations and reclamation partners. Members range from individuals, to the active anthracite mining industry and co-generation power plants, to non-profit organizations, 16 county conservation districts and other organizations in the anthracite and bituminous coal region of eastern Pennsylvania that are involved with abandoned mine reclamation issues. Counties covered by EPCAMR in NorthEastern and NorthCentral PA include: Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Lycoming, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland, Carbon, Schuylkill, Columbia, Lebanon, Dauphin, Montour, and Wayne. As of the last census (2010), the population we serve equates to approximately 1 million people (938,530).

EPCAMR is a non-profit, non-government, non-partisan organization dedicated to:

• Reducing health and safety hazards, eliminating soil erosion, improving water quality and endorsing the reclamation of abandoned mine lands to productive uses in the region, there by improving the economy.
• Promoting the spirit of cooperation among all parties with an interest in resolving abandoned mine drainage / abandoned mine land problems
• Serving as a liaison among the various governmental agencies (federal, state, and local), watershed associations, industry, and conservationists with a common goal of abandoned mine reclamation
• Encouraging the remining and reclamation of lands, streams, and resources impacted by mining
• Educating, informing, and involving the public with mine drainage and mine reclamation issues
• Seeking and acquiring available sources of funding for restoration, reclamation, education and assessment projects
• Providing assistance in developing watershed associations and coalitions interested in abandoned mine reclamation issues

See the EPCAMR Brochure and the PA Abandoned Mine Land Program Fact Sheet for more information or download our iPhone App.

 

Beginning Wednesday, March 18th, the EPCAMR Office Building will be closed due to the State of Emergency and necessary closure of the building since we are a tenant for the safety and precautions that are necessary during these next few weeks through March 30th, 2020. Staff will be working on a modified work schedule that involves remotely telecommunicating with EPCAMR Management. All meetings have been cancelled that were to be held within the EPCAMR Office or Earth Conservancy Building.  (SEE ATTACHED EPCAMROfficeClosureTemporarily318THRU32020)