Eastern Pa Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

formed in 1996 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. epcamr is a non-profit, non-partisan, local, state, federal, and industry partnership 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. promo