Where to Get Help

Summary: A routing guide — if you have a question or need support, this page points you to the right place. The PA AML/AMD network has many resources, but knowing who does what and where to start is not always obvious. Use the guide below to find the right contact for your situation.

Technical Help — Treatment Systems and AMD #

• Questions about AMD treatment system design or performance → WPCAMR (peer technical network) or your county conservation district
• O&M problems with an existing treatment system → O&M Hub (KB resources) + Technical Help forum
• Stream restoration in an AMD-affected watershed → SRI or WPCAMR
• Technical assistance in northeastern/northcentral PA → EPCAMR

Funding — Grants and Programs #

• AML/AMD grant funding for a project → PA DEP BAMR (AML/AMD Grant Program) and your county conservation district
• Federal AML funding and AMLER → OSMRE (accessed through DEP BAMR)
• Growing Greener and Section 319 funding → PA DEP regional office and your conservation district
• Grant writing and management support → Your county conservation district; EPCAMR in northeastern/northcentral PA
• Overview of all funding programs → How AML Funding and Perpetuity Works

Organizational Help — Capacity, Admin, Governance #

• Starting a watershed organization or partnership → Organize a Watershed Partnership (KB) + conservation district
• Fiscal sponsorship for a grant → Your county conservation district (ask specifically about fiscal sponsorship)
• Admin templates, budgets, reporting checklists → Get Help page → Resource Library templates
• Organizational governance and nonprofit questions → Organizational Development KB category

Data, Maps, and Monitoring #

• AMD discharge data, maps, and watershed layers → AML-Connect Data Hub (links to AGOL)
• Water quality monitoring methods and protocols → Water Monitoring KB subcategory
• Watershed assessment resources → Watershed Assessment KB subcategory
• Basin-wide data for the Susquehanna watershed → Susquehanna River Basin Commission (srbc.gov)

Regulatory and Permitting Questions #

• Regulatory and permitting questions → PA DEP regional office and BAMR. AML-Connect does not provide regulatory guidance — these questions require direct DEP contact.
• AML site eligibility for grant funding → PA DEP BAMR

AML-Connect Platform Questions #

• How to use this platform → Using AML Connect KB category
• Submitting a resource or media → Resource Library or Media Library submission forms
• Technical issues or feedback → Site Feedback forum or Contact page

Still not sure where to go? Post in the General Q&A forum and the community will help route your question.

Source and Last Reviewed: Last reviewed: 2026-03.

Tags: practitioner, program-manager, pa, aml, amd