Abandoned Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Program (AMDATP)
Forecasted
Abandoned Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Program (AMDATP) supports Pennsylvania communities and organizations with reclamation, treatment, monitoring, and research to restore streams impaired by mine drainage.
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Grants up to $1,000,000; 15% local match of total project cost
Summary: Supports Pennsylvania abandoned mine drainage abatement, treatment, maintenance, monitoring, and research to restore impaired streams.
Key Information: For-profit applicants cannot be natural gas “producers” as defined in Act 13.
Description
The Abandoned Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Program is administered by Pennsylvania DCED through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), using Marcellus Legacy Fund resources established by Act 13 of 2012. It seeks to restore and maintain stream reaches impaired by abandoned mine drainage (AMD), ultimately removing them from the Department of Environmental Protection’s Impaired Waters list. AMD impairs more than 5,500 miles of streams across Pennsylvania.
The program primarily supports mine land reclamation and construction of AMD treatment systems. It also funds repair, upgrades, operation and maintenance, maintenance trust funds, and water-quality monitoring. Projects using new technologies or research methods to study or design AMD treatment measures are eligible. Another goal is using treated AMD for deep-well hydraulic fracturing, with priority given to projects treating AMD for oil and gas drilling operations.
