SSSR volunteers gather for a hike in the Santa Rita Mountains.
April 7, 2024
SSSR has submitted comments on the state’s proposed Aquifer Protection Permit for the Copper World mine.
SSSR hired three experts in hydrology and mining to help write the comments submitted to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. SSSR board member Stan Hart also prepared comments.
The scientists include Ann Maest (hydrogeochemistry), Laurel Lacher (hydrogeology and groundwater modeling), David Chambers (mining engineering and geophysics) along with Hart (geochemist).
The Executive Summary presents key findings, which are subsequently detailed in the reports provided by the four experts.
Read our comments here.
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