Sunday, October 25, 2009
Public Questions Mine And Road Construction Valley Fills
As the public comment period on changes to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 21 for mountaintop mining operations closely comes to an end, an important question is cropping-up as to whether there is any difference between mining valley fills and fills for road construction. There are those who feel mining companies may be regulated a little tighter when it comes to the material makeup of the valley fills themselves. EPA officials say Nationwide 14 permits for road construction have numeric limits while NWP 21 has no limits, creating cumulative environmental impacts that can be very substantial.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:19 PM 
