Western pennsylvania coaltion for abandoned mine reclamation (wpcamr) is a 501C3, non profit organization thatserves as the fiscal sponsor for pennsylvanias quick response program

Quick response provides repairassistance emergency or urgent maintenance repairs of bmps throughout the commonwealth. This proposal willsupplement quick response round 10 funding. Wpcamr has been administering this program since 2006. Experiencewith the nine previous rounds of funding through pennsylvanias growing greener program shows that the majorityof projects aided by quick response are abandoned mine drainage (AMD) treatment systems.over 300 AMD treatment systems have been constructed by local non-profits and county conservation districtsthrough combination of commonwealth, local, foundation, and federal grant funds. Each of these systems improveswater quality of their receiving stream and if the system fails to work due to lack of funds for operations, maintenance and repairs, those stream improvements will revert. Nearly all of these systems are operated byvolunteers and only a few of them have dedicated funds for operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation needs, either scheduled or emergency. This means that most repairs are funded on an as-needed basis through fundraisingand grant-writing. The quick response program provides funds, upon request and proper approval, to any physical facility that isotherwise eligible to apply for growing greener grants, especially AMD treatment systems. A highlight of thisprogram is the speed at which wpcamr serves as a pass through and can address emergency situations that arise aswell as correcting emergent issues before they cause treatment system failure and impact water quality that isimproved through treatment.project partners include pennsylvania department of environmental protection, all pennsylvania countyconservation districts who operate AMD treatment systems, all pennsylvania non-profits who operate AMD treatmentsystems.specific deliverables include the following:deliverable 1: fiscal administration of the projectdeliverable 2: contractual services for the repair of bmps