Fond du Lac Band’s analysis and determination under 401(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act that PolyMet’s discharges and mining operations “will affect” the Band’s downstream water quality impacts.
Documentation and Exhibits
FDL 401a Notification and Objection to NorthMet Mine Project
Index of Fond du Lac Band's Attached Materials Submitted to the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers
Attachment 1: EPA "May Effect" Notification
Attachment 2 Exhibit 1: FDL Response to Barr Memo re Sulfate and Methylmercury Embarrass R Watershed
Attachment 2 Exhibit 2: 2010.02.18 EPA Comments DEIS Letter
Attachment 2 Exhibit 3: 2012.03.06 FDL Letter – Response to Corps of Engineers
Attachment 2 Exhibit 4: 2012.12.04 Barr Technical Memorandum re FTB Dam Break Analysis
Attachment 2 Exhibit 5: 2013.08.02 Map Hydrocumulative St. Louis Watershed
Attachment 2 Exhibit 6: 2013.08.07 EPA PSDEIS Comments
Attachment 2 Exhibit 7: 2013.09.00 Tribal Cumulative Effects Analysis
Attachment 2 Exhibit 8: 2014.03.13 EPA PolyMet SDEIS Comment
Attachment 2 Exhibit 9: 2015.06.00 Earth Economics St Louis River Project Report
Attachment 2 Exhibit 10: 2017.09.12 FDL and GP comments on on water appropriations permit
Attachment 2 Exhibit 11: 2018.04.05 EPA Comments on NPDES Permit Insufficiencies
Attachment 2 Exhibit 13: 2018.12.18 EPA Memo, re Remaining Concerns on Final NPDES Permit
Attachment 2 Exhibit 14: 2019.02.05 FDL Letter to EPA and USACE, re 401a2
Attachment 2 Exhibit 15: 2019.02.05 FDL Letter to EPA, Attachment 1 2010 Feb, FDL DEIS comments
Attachment 2 Exhibit 16: 2019.02.05 FDL Letter to EPA, Attachment 2 2014-03, FDL Comments on SDEIS
Attachment 2 Exhibit 17: 2015-12-18 FDL Comments on FEIS and CWA 404 Permit
Attachment 2 Exhibit 19: 2018-8-1 FDL Petition for Supplemental EIS, Exhibits
Attachment 2 Exhibit 20: 2018-3-16 FDL Comments on PM draft NPDES SDS permit
Attachment 2 Exhibit 21: 2018-3-16 FDL Comments on draft 401 certification
Attachment 2 Exhibit 22: 2018-3-6 FDL comments and objections on draft PTM
Attachment 2 Exhibit 24: Branfireun Expert Opinion PolyMet FEIS
Attachment 2 Exhibit 27: Branfireun Expert Opinion PolyMet FINAL
Attachment 2 Exhibit 29: 2021.04.21 EPA OIG Report
Attachment 2 Exhibit 30: 2021.04.28 Branfireun Memo FDL 401 Remand +CV
Attachment 2 Exhibit 31: 2021.04.29 Matthew Schweisberg 401(a)(2) Remand
Attachment 2 Exhibit 32: S.Janssen Exam. hist. mercury sources in St Louis River estuary
Attachment 2: FDL April 30 Submission
Attachment 3: Sunderland and GLIFWC
Attachment 4: FDL Geyaabi Go Onishi Brochure
Attachment 5: GLIFWC Polymet Wetland Areas
Attachment 6: GLIFWC Wetlands Drawdown Analysis, April 30, 2013