On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a Record of Decision on the Pebble project. Subsequently, the agency retired the website associated with the permitting process for the Pebble project. PebbleWatch had linked extensively to this site as a primary source for documentation on the project and permitting process. On this page, we provide access to relevant documents that were housed at the Corps’ previous site.

Record of Decision - November 2020

Complete ROD.

Attachment A DA Application 11/25/20
Attachment B1 USACE Analyses 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 1 FEIS Table 5-2 Numbered 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 10 USGS 2020 mineral commodity summaries 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 11 ICSG 2019 Copper Factbook 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 2 EPA Recommended Additional Minimization Measures 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 3 EPA BB Sockeye Salmon Portfolio V2 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 4 ADFG letter to EPA re portfolio 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 5 AMNWR Biosecurity Plan v.1.1 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 6 Butterman and Amey III 2005 Mineral Commodity Profiles Gold 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 7 Doebrich 2009 Copper for the Ages 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 8 Kropschot 2010 Molybdenum A key component 11/25/20
Attachment B10 Supporting Doc 9 USGS 2017 Rhenium Critical Mineral Resources of US 11/25/20
Attachment B5 Applicant’s CMP 11/25/20
Attachment B6 USACE Memo on CMP 11/25/20
Attachment B7 Factual Determinations 11/25/20
Attachment B8 Public Interest Review 11/25/20
Attachment B9 Memo Determining EIS 11/25/20
Denial Letter & Appeal Form 11/25/20
Record of Decision 11/25/20

FINAL EIS Documents

The Environmental Impact Statement is a document

List of documents review for and/or cited in the EIS.

001 Pebble Project Final EIS Cover 7/24/20
002 Section 508 Disclaimer 7/24/20
003 Dear Reader Letter 7/24/20
004 Executive Summary 7/24/20
005 Table of Contents, Front Matter, and Index 7/24/20
006 Chapter 1 – Purpose and Need 7/24/20
007 Chapter 2 – Alternatives 7/24/20
008 Section 3.1 – Introduction to Affected Environment 7/24/20
009 Section 3.2 – Lands 7/24/20
010 Section 3.3 – Needs and Welfare–Socioeconomics 7/24/20
011 Section 3.4 – Environmental Justice 7/24/20
012 Section 3.5 – Recreation 7/24/20
013 Section 3.6 – Commercial and Recreational Fisheries 7/24/20
014 Section 3.7 – Cultural Resources 7/24/20
015 Section 3.8 – Historic Properties 7/24/20
016 Section 3.9 – Subsistence 7/24/20
017 Section 3.10 – Health and Safety 7/24/20
018 Section 3.11 – Aesthetics 7/24/20
019 Section 3.12 – Transportation and Navigation 7/24/20
020 Section 3.13 – Geology 7/24/20
021 Section 3.14 – Soils 7/24/20
022 Section 3.15 – Geohazards and Seismic Conditions 7/24/20
023 Section 3.16 – Surface Water Hydrology 7/24/20
024 Section 3.17 – Groundwater Hydrology 7/24/20
025 Section 3.18 – Water and Sediment Quality 7/24/20
026 Section 3.19 – Noise 7/24/20
027 Section 3.20 – Air Quality 7/24/20
028 Section 3.21 – Food and Fiber Production 7/24/20
029 Section 3.22 – Wetlands and Other Waters/Special Aquatic Sites 7/24/20
030 Section 3.23 – Wildlife Values 7/24/20
031 Section 3.24 – Fish Values 7/24/20
032 Section 3.25 – Threatened and Endangered Species 7/24/20
033 Section 3.26 – Vegetation 7/24/20
034 Section 4.1 – Introduction to Environmental Consequences 7/24/20
035 Section 4.2 – Lands 7/24/20
036 Section 4.3 – Needs and Welfare–Socioeconomics 7/24/20
037 Section 4.4 – Environmental Justice 7/24/20
038 Section 4.5 – Recreation 7/24/20
039 Section 4.6 – Commercial and Recreational Fisheries 7/24/20
040 Section 4.7 – Cultural Resources 7/24/20
041 Section 4.8 – Historic Properties 7/24/20
042 Section 4.9 – Subsistence 7/24/20
043 Section 4.10 – Health and Safety 7/24/20
044 Section 4.11 – Aesthetics 7/24/20
045 Section 4.12 – Transportation and Navigation 7/24/20
046 Section 4.13 – Geology 7/24/20
047 Section 4.14 – Soils 7/24/20
048 Section 4.15 – Geohazards and Seismic Conditions 7/24/20
049 Section 4.16 – Surface Water Hydrology 7/24/20
050 Section 4.17 – Groundwater Hydrology 7/24/20
051 Section 4.18 – Water and Sediment Quality 7/24/20
052 Section 4.19 – Noise 7/24/20
053 Section 4.20 – Air Quality 7/24/20
054 Section 4.21 – Food and Fiber Production 7/24/20
055 Section 4.22 – Wetlands and Other Waters/Special Aquatic Sites 7/24/20
056 Section 4.23 – Wildlife Values 7/24/20
057 Section 4.24 – Fish Values 7/24/20
058 Section 4.25 – Threatened and Endangered Species 7/24/20
059 Section 4.26 – Vegetation 7/24/20
060 Section 4.27 – Spill Risk 7/24/20
061 Chapter 5 – Mitigation 7/24/20
062 Chapter 6 – Consultation and Coordination 7/24/20
063 Chapter 7 – List of Preparers 7/24/20
064 Chapter 8 – List of Agencies, Organizations, and Persons to Whom Copies of the Statement Have Been Sent 7/24/20
065 Chapter 9 – References 7/24/20
066 Appendix A – Scoping Report 7/24/20
067 Appendix B – Alternatives 7/24/20
068 Appendix C – Mailing List 7/24/20
069 Appendix D – Comment Analysis Report 7/24/20
070 Appendix E – Laws, Permits, Approvals, and Consultations Required 7/24/20
071 Appendix F – Not Used 7/24/20
072 Appendix G – USFWS Biological Assessment 7/24/20
073 Appendix H – NMFS Biological Assessment 7/24/20
074 Appendix I – EFH Assessment 7/24/20
075 Appendix J – Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination 7/24/20
076 Appendix K – Technical Appendices (Front Matter) 7/24/20
077 Appendix K2 – Alternatives 7/24/20
078 Appendix K3.1 – Introduction to Affected Environment 7/24/20
079 Appendix K3.6 – Commercial and Recreational Fisheries 7/24/20
080 Appendix K3.7 – Cultural Resources 7/24/20
081 Appendix K3.9 – Subsistence 7/24/20
082 Appendix K3.10 – Health and Safety 7/24/20
083 Appendix K3.12 – Transportation and Navigation 7/24/20
084 Appendix K3.13 – Geology 7/24/20
085 Appendix K3.14 – Soils 7/24/20
086 Appendix K3.15 – Geohazards and Seismic Conditions 7/24/20
087 Appendix K3.16 – Surface Water Hydrology 7/24/20
088 Appendix K3.17 – Groundwater Hydrology 7/24/20
089 Appendix K3.18 – Water and Sediment Quality 7/24/20
090 Appendix K3.26 – Vegetation 7/24/20
091 Appendix K4.10 – Health and Safety 7/24/20
092 Appendix K4.11 – Aesthetics 7/24/20
093 Appendix K4.13 – Geology 7/24/20
094 Appendix K4.14 – Soils 7/24/20
095 Appendix K4.15 – Geohazards 7/24/20
096 Appendix K4.16 – Surface Water Hydrology 8/10/20
097 Appendix K4.17 – Groundwater Hydrology 7/24/20
098 Appendix K4.18 – Water and Sediment Quality 7/24/20
099 Appendix K4.20 – Air Quality 7/24/20
100 Appendix K4.22 – Wetlands and Other Waters/Special Aquatic Sites 7/24/20
101 Appendix K4.24 – Fish Values 7/24/20
102 Appendix K4.25 – Threatened and Endangered Species 7/24/20
103 Appendix K4.27 – Spill Risk 7/24/20
104 Appendix L – Programmatic Agreement 7/24/20
105 Appendix M – Mitigation 7/24/20
106 Appendix N – Project Description 7/24/20

Requests for Information (RFIs)

Throughout the permitting process, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested additional information from the Pebble Limited Partnership. These were communicated officially through an RFI (Request for Information). The Corps made 168 RFIs available on its website. Some contain multiple parts. We have provided them here in zipped folders. In some case, larger PDFs were split up to facilitate upload to this site.

In addition to the zipped files, you may wish to consult this spreadsheet listing all the RFIs by title and by RFI number.

List of RFIs.

RFI 1-9.zip
RFI 10-14b Geotech 2010.zip
RFI 14b Geotech 2011.pdf
RFI 14b.zip
RFI 11-19.zip
RFI 20-29.zip
RFI 30-39.zip
RFI 40-49.zip
RFI 50-59.zip
RFI 60-69.zip
RFI 70-79.zip
RFI 80-81.zip
RFI 82.zip
RFI 82abc.zip
RFI 83-89.zip
RFI 90-99.zip
RFI 100-109c.zip
RFI 109 kmnopq.zip
RFI 109d pp 1-150.pdf
RFI 109d pp 151-297.pdf
RFI 109e-109j.zip
RFI-109l.pdf
RFI 110-115.zip
RFI 116 Alternatives Mapping Appendices B-J.zip
RFI 116 Pages from Alternatives_Mapping_App_A_Figures pp 1-34.pdf
RFI 116 Pages from Alternatives_Mapping_App_A_Figures pp 35-67.pdf
RFI 116.zip
RFI 116a – Appendix B-J and N.zip
RFI 116a – Appendix L 2019_Update_Rev_3_App_L_Data_Forms_and_Photos_at_2013_and_2017-2019_WD_Sites_Part 1.pdf
RFI 116a – Appendix L 2019_Update_Rev_3_App_L_Data_Forms_and_Photos_at_2013_and_2017-2019_WD_Sites_Part 2.pdf
RFI 116a Part 1.zip
RFI 116a Part 2.zip
RFI 116b-119a.zip
RFI 120-129.zip
RFI 130-139.zip
RFI 140-149.zip
RFI 150-159.zip
RFI 160-168.zip
RFI BSEE.zip

 

Documents related to Cooperating Agencies

The Corps worked with several cooperating agencies during the review of the Pebble project application. Here are some of the documents related to interagency meetings. They are listed here by date and available in one zipped file.

Cooperating Agency Documents 2018-2020

Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting Notes January 7, 2020 1/22/20
Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting Notes January 21, 2020 1/22/20
Cooperating Agency Technical Meetings, Day 6 1/22/20
Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting on Water Quality, Treatment, and Flow 1/22/20
Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting Notes, Day 5: Draft 12/11/19
Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting Notes, Day 4: Draft 12/11/19
Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting Notes, Day 3: Draft 12/11/19
Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting Notes, Day 2: Draft 12/11/19
Cooperating Agency Technical Meeting Notes, Day 1: Draft 12/11/19
Agency Comments on the Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Section 3.6 and 4.6 12/11/19
Agency Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 11/11/19
Cooperating Agency Review ADFG Comments 3/28/19
PDEIS Agency Comments 2/25/19
Memorandum of Agreement between The Department of the Army AND the Environmental Protection Agency Concerning Mitigation Sequence for Wetlands in Alaska Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act 12/12/18

 

Note: This is not a comprehensive collection of all cooperating agency documents. Additional resources have been compiled on the Land Department page at Bristol Bay Native Corporation’s website: Expert Agency Review of Final EIS and 404 Permit Application and Cooperating Agencies Concerns with EIS.

Scoping Documents

Scoping Meeting Transcripts

Anchorage Reporter #1 Meeting Transcript change 2 4/29/18
Anchorage Reporter #2 Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Dillingham Reporter #1 Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Dillingham Reporter #2 Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Homer Reporter #1 Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Homer Reporter #2 Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Igiugig Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Kokhanok Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Naknek Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Newhalen Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Newstuyahok Meeting Transcript 4/29/18
Nondalton Meeting Transcript 4/29/18

 

Documents

Scoping Package 3/19/18
Scoping Report 8/31/18

 

Cooperating Agency Scoping Documents

ACHP Scoping Comments 8/9/18
Curyung Tribe Bristol Bay Subsistence Cycle 8/9/18
LPB Scoping Comments 8/9/18
Nondalton Tribal Council 8/9/18
State of Alaska 8/9/18
USEPA Scoping Comments 8/9/18
USFWS Scoping Comments 8/9/18