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July 2011

EPA representatives share impressions of Bristol Bay visit

The blog Greenversations has posted first-hand accounts of visits to the Bristol Bay region by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials Dennis McLerran and Nancy Stoner (pictured in New Stuyahok, at right), part of the watershed assessment team that came to the region in early June. McLerran, EPA’s Pacific Northwest Regional Administrator, called the trip “extremely … Continued

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July 2011

Recent additions to our calendar

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Items recently added to the PebbleWatch calendar include: Salmonstock (August 5, 6, & 7, 2011) – Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds, Ninilchik. The nonprofit Renewable Resources Foundation (RRF) is promoting this three-day music salmon event as a forum for information on Alaska wild salmon resources. (You may know the foundation as the source of those “No Pebble” stickers.) … Continued

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July 2011

Watch for EPA Announcements

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Watch for announcements of official EPA public meetings regarding the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment. EPA has said it expects to travel to the Bristol Bay region sometime in Spring 2012 for a first round of official public meetings about the draft assessment. When dates and locations are announced, we will add them to our calendar.

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July 2011

Got technical (or traditional) data? EPA wants to know…

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A reminder that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted a call for information on its Region 10 website in order to collect additional information in support of its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment. According to the website, technical data or site-specific studies would provide additional knowledge about area resources and help the EPA understand the … Continued

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July 2011

EPA Mining Information presentations now online

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EPA has posted the presentations from its Mining Information sessions held in Newhalen and Dillingham June 2-3, 2011 on the Bristol Bay Mining Information Sessions page of its website. The materials are posted in four parts, in PDF format. They may be downloaded from the EPA site, or via the links below: Part 1, Mining … Continued

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June 2011

Bristol Bay residents provide input to EPA

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Top decision-makers involved in the ongoing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bristol Bay watershed assessment took an informative boat ride along the Nushagak River early this month after coming north to meet with community members in Newhalen, Ekwok, Koliganek, New Stuyahok, and Dillingham. In each village, EPA representatives met with community members-and got a little … Continued

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June 2011

Do You Have Questions about EPA’s watershed assessment or mining permitting?

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted a list of frequently asked questions regarding its Bristol Bay watershed assessment. Questions cover topics such as EPA’s role, mining, and public involvement. Questions that aren’t already listed may be sent to: r10bristolbay@epa.gov. The EPA also posted documents from its recent mining information sessions in Newhalen and Dillingham. … Continued

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June 2011

Pebble Mine in the News: June 13

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To help keep readers up-to-date, Pebble Watch offers regular roundups of news articles related to the proposed Pebble Mine. Following are stories that have recently appeared in local and national publications. “Pebble again on the ballot – for now – in Lake & Pen Borough” (June 10, 2011 – Alaska Journal of Commerce) Another ballot … Continued

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June 2011

June issue of Pebble Watch newsletter

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The June issue of the Pebble Watch newsletter explores issues surrounding groundwater hydrology, including the hydrologic cycle, groundwater modeling, how groundwater and surface water interact, and an overview of the Pebble Partnership’s data releases: “Report Series C: Surficial Geology” and “Report Series D: Groundwater Hydrology.” (PDF 715 Kb) Note: This represents an updated version that corrects a … Continued

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June 2011

EPA Mining Information Session, Dillingham

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Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 mining information session in Dillingham. EPA is holding the sessions June 2 in Iliamna and June 3 in Dillingham. No further information on presenters, format or timing is available at this time. The meetings relate to the EPA’s scientific assessment of the Bristol Bay watershed. For more information, see earlier … Continued