EPA – Pebble Watch

EPA completes 404(c) process with a final determination to protect Bristol Bay

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that certain activities associated with development of the proposed Pebble mine “will have unacceptable adverse effects on certain salmon fishery areas in the Bristol Bay watershed.” As a result, the EPA issued a Final Determination, the last step in a long process to use its authority under the Clean Water Act 404(c) to establish protections…

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Have you commented to the EPA yet?

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

[hurrytimer id=”4263″] Have you submitted a comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s revised Proposed Determination? Last month the agency extended the deadline for comments to September 6, 2022. The Proposed Determination recommends a complete prohibition of discharges of dredge and fill material within the footprint of the 2020 Pebble mine plan…

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EPA releases new Proposed Determination that recommends protections for Bristol Bay

admin — Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Public comment period is open through July 5, 2022. Today the EPA released an anticipated revision to a 2014 Proposed Determination, a step in a revived regulatory process that would completely prohibit discharges of dredge and fill material within the footprint of the 2020 Pebble mine plan. This area is shown in gray in EPA’s map below. The Proposed Determination also outlines…

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EPA plans to issue a revised 404(c) Proposed Determination

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

On January 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent to issue a revised version of a Clean Water Act 404(c) Proposed Determination regarding the Pebble deposit. EPA notified Pebble developers and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers directly “to ensure there is ample opportunity for full consideration of available information to determine next steps before May 31, 2022,”…

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EPA extends decision-making deadline for Bristol Bay protections

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

More than ten years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began the process of assessing the Bristol Bay Watershed to determine whether it should implement protections for the region under its Clean Water Act 404(c) authority. Today the question of EPA protections is still unanswered – and will be for another six months. This week the agency announced that it needed more…

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