December 15th, 2011 | 
AnonymousWhich Waters Near the Proposed PolyMet Project are "Wild Rice Waters"?
December 2011
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is recommending that certain waters near the PolyMet NorthMet mine site and LTV tailings basin should be considered “waters used for the production of wild rice” in environmental review and permitting for purposes of applying the sulfate water quality standard. Data, including that collected by PolyMet’s own consultants, suggests that the MPCA recommendation is too narrow.
WaterLegacy’s comment on designation of Wild Rice Waters around PolyMet
ATTACHMENTS:
SurveyResultsforHayLake&Embarrass2009-2011.pdf
GLIFWCWildRiceComment_fig3.pdf
The MPCA staff recommendation and maps prepared by tribal consultants and obtained from the MPCA are provided here for reference.
