Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI)

The Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI) (formally known as the Acid Mine Drainage Initiative) provides a forum for collaboration and information exchange with the goals of researching methods to remediate acid mine discharge into waterways. This is a discretionary Program, and its further funding and direction are subject to Congressional Appropriations and Administration Priorities. Selected projects should develop an understanding of acidic and toxic mine drainage (MD) so as to better predict, avoid, monitor, and remediate mine drainage; develop innovative solutions to acidic and toxic MD water-quality problems; identify, evaluate, and develop “best science” practices to predict acidic and toxic MD prior to mining; and identify successful remediation practices for existing sources of acidic and toxic MD and describe the best technology for its prevention.