The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting May 21 to discuss the relocation of the Barnes and Tucker Dumans Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Plant to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River near the village of Watkins.

The average flow to be diverted is 5,250 gallons per minute with peak flows of 7,000 gallons per minute during low flow conditions in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m., at the Contres-Greer Social Hall, 1700 Kennedy Ave., Northern Cambria.

A copy of the project proposal is on file for public review at DEP's Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg, between the hours of 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Comments may be sent to J. Scott Horrell, Environmental Program manager, at the above DEP address up to ten days following the meeting.

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