2024 Environmental, Safety and Technical Summit

December 5^th

Flatwoods Conference Center, Flatwoods WV

***PDH Credits are Available on Request***

Meeting is FREE to Association Members

Register Here

https://www.wvcoal.com/events/environmental-summit-2024

A final program for the Association’s Environmental, Safety & Technical Summit this Thursday is attached below.

***PDH credits will be available***.

Lunch will be provided. Attendance is free for association members.

A block of rooms is available for the night of December 4^th until November 21^st.

 Please share this invitation with others in your company

You must register below to attend.

https://www.wvcoal.com/events/environmental-summit-2024

Environmental, Safety & Technical Summit

December 5, 2024

AGENDA

I.                    Welcome & Introductions

II.                 Congressional Activities & New Federal Administration

-Adam Tomblinson, U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

III.              West Virginia’s Mine Safety Programs

-Frank Foster, Director, OMHS&T

IV.              Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety Report

-James Dean, Administrator, BCMH&S

V.                U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Update

-Lee Robinette, Chief, Energy Resources Section, Huntington District

VI.              Lunch

VII.           Federal TMDL Litigation & Watershed Assessment Policy Changes

-Jason Wandling, General Counsel, WV DEP

-Scott Mandirola, Deputy Secretary, WV DEP

VIII.         Division of Mining & Reclamation Update

-Jonathan Rorrer, Director, DMR

IX.              Fish & Wildlife Review of State Mining Permits

-Dustin Johnson, DMR

X.                 Legal Issues Update

-Bob McLusky, Chris Hunter, Jackson Kelly

XI.              Federal & State Transition Discussion

-WVCA Staff