March 11 – DNRE to Host Public Meeting on Modifications to Kennecott Groundwater Permit

Contact: Robert McCann (517) 373-7917
Agency: Natural Resources and Environment

March 2, 2010

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will be holding an informational meeting at the Westwood High School auditorium in Ishpeming on Thursday, March 11, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., to discuss a request by the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to modify the groundwater discharge permit for the Eagle Rock Mine project.

This public meeting is not required for a permit modification of this type, however, the DNRE wanted to give the public an opportunity to ask questions about the changes in design being discussed.

The proposal is available for viewing online at: http://tiny.cc/vkoPN.

Mining Action Group

The Mining Action Group is a volunteer, grassroots effort to defend the clean water and wild places of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from the dangers of sulfide mining – previously known as Save the Wild U.P.

March 11 – DNRE to Host Public Meeting on Modifications to Kennecott Groundwater Permit