Announcements

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Review of Pebble Mine Permit Application

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviewing a Clean Water Act permit application from the Pebble Limited Partnership. The Corps issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act and a draft Clean Water Act Section 404 permit public notice in February 2019. For more information, visit the Corps’ Pebble Project EIS website.Exit

• EPA's supplemental comments regarding the Corps' draft Section 404 permit (PDF)(2 pp, 175 K, About PDF) - May 28, 2020
  • Read past correspondence regarding the draft Section 404 permit
• ​EPA’s comments on the Corps' draft EIS - July 1, 2019

EPA Withdraws the 2014 Proposed Determination

In July 2019, EPA withdrew its 2014 Proposed Determination issued under section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the use of the Pebble Deposit Area in Southwest Alaska as a disposal site associated with mining of the deposit.

• Federal Register Notice of Decision To Withdraw Proposed Determination – August 30, 2019
• EPA's news release (July 30, 2019)

EPA Resumes Consideration of the Withdrawal of the 2014 Proposed Determination

In June 2019, EPA issued a memorandum directing EPA Region 10 to resume consideration of the withdrawal of the July 2014 Proposed Determination.

EPA Suspends Withdrawal of Proposed Determination

In January 2018, after hearing directly from stakeholders and the people of Alaska, EPA suspended its process to withdraw proposed restrictions on mining in Bristol Bay.

2017 Settlement Agreement

• Read the settlement agreement
• EPA's press release (May 12, 2017)

2014 Proposed Determination

• Read the Executive Summary and Proposed Determination
• View all public comments on the proposal (links to docket on regulations.gov)

2014 Bristol Bay Assessment

• Bristol Bay Assessment - Final Report
• Learn more about EPA's assessment