DEQ approves ORC NPDES 1200 A storm water permit UPDATED

From Bill Mason at DEQ “After careful review and consideration of the comments received on the NPDES 1200-A “Application for Oregon Resource Corporation’s chromite mine proposal, DEQ approved registration of the to the NPDES 1200-A on June 28, 2010”

Will post more later including the full text of the findings and conditions of the permit

As promised ORCResponseFinal(6-28-2010) the official response. Here is a sample

6. Comment: It is unacceptable that the agencies are relying on data supplied by a company that was hired by ORC to do their impact analysis because the consultant will be biased in favor of their client. [29]
Response: The review of ORC’s 1200-A application and supporting materials was consistent with normal agency practice. DEQ and DOGAMI typically rely on information submitted by a permit applicant and the applicant’s consultant to determine whether registration to the 1200-A will be approved.