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    MEDIA ADVISORY – TOMORROW IN INDIANA COUNTY – Lt. Gov. Davis and DEP Acting Secretary Shirley to Unveil New Blacklick Abandoned Mine Treatment Facility

    March 19, 2025

    Vintondale, PA – Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, and other local/county officials, will tour Pennsylvania’s newest Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) Treatment Facility. The facility will help clean up 25 miles of waterways.

    The Open House, which is also open to community members, is an opportunity to tour the Blacklick Treatment Facility and learn how it will eliminate uncontrolled discharges of untreated mine water into Blacklick Creek. Tours will be available from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, with a short ceremony beginning at 1:00 PM.

    WHAT: Blacklick Treatment Facility Open House event

    WHEN: March 20, 2025, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM 

    WHERE: 4252 Wehrum Road, Vintondale, PA 15961

    MEDIA CONTACT: Tom Decker, thomadecke@pa.gov // 814-332-6615

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