Welcome to the EPCAMR Homepage!
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

EPCAMR Awards Four ARIPPA Mini-Grants for AMD/AML Remediation
August 20, 2012 – The EPCAMR Board of Trustees awarded $5,000 in mini-grants to four regional watershed groups at its annual meeting, held on August 16, 2012. These grants will assist with the cost of operation, maintenance, and repairs of abandoned mine drainage (AMD) treatment systems and abandoned mine land (AML)…
Kelsey Biondo Joins EPCAMR as Watershed GIS Intern for Summer/Fall 2012

Kelsey Biondo is a 2011 Penn State University graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Sciences and minors in Geography and Science, Society, and Environment of Africa. During her time at Penn State, she took a semester studying abroad in South Africa, where she assisted her Fire Biogeochemistry…
EPCAMR is a non-profit, non-government, non-partisan public charity 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