Aquila Resources Back Forty Wetlands Permit Application Materials

Wetland Permit files (direct links to materials in Aquila’s Dec. 2017 application)

• Sections 1-4: 1 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced Sections 1-4 rev Dec 2017.pdf
• Sections 5-7: 2 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced Sections 5-7 rev Dec 2017.pdf
• Section 8: 3 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced Section 8A.pdf
• 4 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced Section 8B.pdf
• 5 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced Section 8C.pdf
• Appendix A1: 6 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced App A1 rev Dec 2017.pdf
• Appendix A2: 7 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced App A2 (1).pdf
• Appendix B: 8 R-Wetland Permit Application Nov 2017 reduced App B.pdf

Wetland Resources

• Michigan – MCL Part 303 Wetlands
• Michigan – State and Federal Regulations
• Michigan Wetlands – Administrative Code Permit Review Criteria
• Michigan DEQ Guidance Document – WRD Water Withdrawals 303
• Michigan DEQ – “General Guidelines for Calculating a Water Budget” Water Resources Division (WRD)
• US Army Corps of Engineers – Regional Supplement – Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region
• EPA – Section 404 of the Clean Water Act – Determination of Mitigation
• EPA – Methods for Evaluating Wetland Condition, #20 Wetland Hydrology
• Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Living With Michigan Wetlands
• Lake Township, Menominee County, Michigan – Shakey Lakes Integrated Management Plan

Aquila Back Forty Mining Permit and Environmental Impact Assessment

While DEQ staff have stated that only the Wetland Permit files can be discussed in the permit review, the Wetland Permit includes numerous cross-references and citations pertaining to the Back Forty Mine Permit application, and the Wetland Permit builds substantially upon the original Environmental Impact Assessment materials (for example, Groundwater Modeling). The Michigan DEQ has archived the Aquila Back Forty Project’s original mine permit application, including 6 permit application files and 10 Environmental Impact Assessment files (16 total); this archive directory also includes DEQ’s “Part 632 Request for Additional Info” file, and the final Mine Permit (issued on December 28, 2016):

DEQ FTP server archive -Back Forty Mining Permit and EIA
ftp://GeoWebFace:Geology(1)@ftp.deq.state.mi.us/geowebface/Mining/Back Forty project/