Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 21.10.1998

Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Emerald Creek Garnet Company, Benewah and Shoshone Counties, Idaho

Emerald Creek Garnet Company is proposing to initiate dredge mining of alluvial garnet deposits on an approximately 416 acre site along the St. Maries River in Benewah and Shoshone Counties, Idaho. The site contains approximately 160 acres of wetlands which will be temporarily filled by construction of isolation berms, topsoil and overburden stockpiles, work pads, and other discharges of dredged and fill material. The entire site is proposed to be mined over a period of up to 25 years, with reclamation of mined properties occurring each year. Reclamation would consist of returning the land to pre-minig contours and reestablishing hydrology and plant communities appropriate to site conditions. The total acreage proposed for mining and reclamation each year would not exceed 16 acres. Temporary or permanent discharges of fill material into wetlands will require a Department of the Army Permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army corps of Engineers is the lead Federal agency.