CuMo Exploration Project Team Releases Summary of Supplemental Environmental Assessment
Posted by CuMoCo in News
CuMoCo believes the U.S. Forest Service SEA released last month affirms that exploration can proceed with no significant impact to the environment and has released a summary of the SEA. The CuMo Exploration Project team summary says the supplemental report concludes that by following proper procedures, the exploration program can avoid or mitigate groundwater quality impacts – the key consideration for the federal district court.
The SEA focuses on the following subject areas:
- Additional analysis on potential impacts to groundwater quality (see article below) concludes that groundwater contamination from additional exploration activity is extremely remote using the closed loop drilling method CuMoCo proposes;
- An update to changes in status of the wolverine and gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. Exploration will have little, if any, impact on either species, and outlines mitigation to minimize human disturbances;
- New monitoring information provided by CuMoCo on the great gray owl and northern goshawk;
- New information provided by CuMoCo on Sacajawea’s Bitterroot, a resilient plant unique to central Idaho forests;
- A Comprehensive Plan of Operation and Best Management Practices Checklist to minimize impacts of roads and drill pad construction and reconstruction.
Click to view the CuMo Exploration Project Team Summary of the Supplemental Environmental Assessment – PDF >
11 Sep 2013