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Public Comment Period Extended Again on Permits for Northern Idaho Mines

Release Date: 6/26/2001
Contact Information: Marianne Deppman and Kelly Huynh
[email protected]
(206) 553-1237 and (206) 553-8414 or 1-800-424-4372 (within AK, ID, OR & WA)

June 26, 2001 - - - - - - - - - -01-019

Responding to public requests for additional time, the U.S. EPA is again extending the public comment period on the proposed wastewater Discharge Permits for the Lucky Friday Mine and the Coeur and Galena Mines until August 3, 2001.

The Clean Water Act requires that all point sources discharging pollutants into waters of the United States must obtain an NPDES permit. By point sources, EPA means discrete conveyances such as pipes or man-made ditches. Some pollutants that may threaten public health and the nation's waters are: metals, human wastes, oil and grease, and pesticides.

Those wishing to comment on the draft permit may do so by submitting their comments-in writing-by the new deadline of August 3, 2001 to:

The fact sheet and draft permit are available at:

EPA Field Office 1910 NW Boulevard Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 664-4588

Idaho Dept. of Envir. Quality 2110 Ironwood Parkway Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 752-4571

Wallace Public Library 415 River Street Wallace, Idaho (208) 769-1422

The draft permit and fact sheet can also be found by visiting the Region 10 website at:

• Draft Permit (Adobe Acrobat File, 79K)
• Fact Sheet (Adobe Acrobat File, 146K)
  • Appendix A-001(Adobe Acrobat File, 86K)
  • Appendix A-002(Adobe Acrobat File, 258K)
• Public Outreach Document(Adobe Acrobat File, 426K)