Action Needed on Back Forty Mine!
CITIZENS AGAINST THE BACK FORTY MINE·THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019
(From our friends at River Alliance of Wisconsin)
More than 300 people attended and 60 people spoke at the consolidated Back Forty Mine/Aquila Resources permit hearing on Tuesday evening.
Thank you to everyone who attended and spoke for our waters. It was great to see the huge crowd wearing blue!
You can watch a video recording of the June 25 hearing thanks to Indian Country TV.
If you couldn’t attend but would like to take action to protect the Menominee River, please submit written comments using the information below.
Submit written comments to protect the Menominee River:
Anyone interested in protecting our water resources from mining pollution may submit comments. Please submit your written comments to The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) using the information below.
The hearing covered three permits, you may submit public comments for EACH permit:
- Dam Safety
- Air Quality
- Oil, Gas, and Minerals
DAM SAFETY
Deadline for written comments: Friday, July 5. The address is below.
EGLE
Water Resource Division, Marquette District Office,
1504 West Washington Street
Marquette, MI, 49855
AIR QUALITY
Deadline for written comments: Tuesday, July 23.
Submit comments to deq-aqd-ptipubliccomments@michigan.gov and use the subject line: Aquila Resources Inc. – Permit to Install Application No. 205-15A.
OIL, GAS, AND MINERALS
Deadline for written comments: Tuesday, July 23.
Submit comments to EGLE-Mining-Comments@michigan.gov.
MORE INFORMATION ON PERMITS
If you would like more information about the permits, EGLE held two webinars to provide information and take questions about the permits.
Watch the webinars at these links:
6/17 EGLE WEBINAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCCg7_SA5KU&feature=youtu.be
6/18 EGLE WEBINAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdiPDAfhDtg&feature=youtu.be
A decision on all three permits is expected this fall.