Heading to the swamp on behalf of small miners (USA)
Mar 14, 2018 11:30:51 GMT 12
Post by RKC on Mar 14, 2018 11:30:51 GMT 12
G"day,
Heading to the swamp on behalf of small miners
Don's letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requested clarification and guidance be issued by the EPA regarding suction gold dredging and permitting. Numerous courts have affirmed that no NPDES permit is required when there is no addition of a pollutant. Of course, there is no addition caused by use of a suction gold dredge; material is pulled through the dredge and placed at or near its original location. State agencies—the Idaho DEQ and others across the West—are fearful of losing their funding if they concur that a NPDES permit is unwarranted.
www.icmj.com/resources/news-and-events/miners-news/heading-to-the-swamp-on-behalf-of-small-miners-379/
Regards,
Rob (RKC)
Heading to the swamp on behalf of small miners
Don's letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requested clarification and guidance be issued by the EPA regarding suction gold dredging and permitting. Numerous courts have affirmed that no NPDES permit is required when there is no addition of a pollutant. Of course, there is no addition caused by use of a suction gold dredge; material is pulled through the dredge and placed at or near its original location. State agencies—the Idaho DEQ and others across the West—are fearful of losing their funding if they concur that a NPDES permit is unwarranted.
www.icmj.com/resources/news-and-events/miners-news/heading-to-the-swamp-on-behalf-of-small-miners-379/
Regards,
Rob (RKC)