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EPA Documents Show That Uranium Mine Permit Would Allow Aquifer Contamination |
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December 18, 2009. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents show the EPA has been working closely with uranium mine developer Powertech USA for nearly two years on a permit application that would allow the company to contaminate an aquifer beneath its proposed Centennial Project in Weld County. Read the Article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan..." |
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Residents Voice Uranium Project Concerns |
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NUNN. December 22, 2009. - Standing before a crowd of more than 100 people Monday night, Fort Collins resident Diane Marschke said she doesn't think it matters if Powertech USA's proposed Centennial Project uranium mine pollutes the water. "When people hear there's a uranium mine 10 miles away, they aren't going to come here," she said. Marschke and about 15 others confronted U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials at the Nunn Community Center with their opinions about a proposed water pump test that will tell Powertech if its in situ leaching method of uranium mining is viable in the area. Read the Article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan... |
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Powertech Thinks Public Comment is Illegal |
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Powertech USA claims public comment on its proposed Centennial Project uranium mine northeast of Fort Collins may be illegal. The uranium mining company also claims rules protecting groundwater are burdensome. Powertech argues the public should only be allowed to comment during the initial permitting process, not on groundwater quality testing, uranium prospecting and mine reclamation. Read the Article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan..." |
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Proposed Rules Target Powertech Mine Plans |
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November 1, 2009. As 75 pages of proposed rules go, so goes Powertech USA's proposed Centennial Project uranium mine northeast of Fort Collins.
Once the state approves them, those rules, now in the process of being written by Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety officials, aim to keep groundwater contamination from the mine in check and determine how much input the public will have in the mine permitting process.
Read the Article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan... |
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League of Women Voters of Larimer County Oppose Uranium Mine Near Nunn |
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July 27, 2009. The League of Women Voters (LWV) of the United States has a long history of fighting the pollution of natural resources in the interest of protecting the environment and public health. The LWV of Colorado has positions on both hazardous and radioactive materials and the wise and balanced use of water resources in Colorado. The League’s position is that activities involving hazardous and radioactive materials should not take place in areas that supply drinking water, such as sole source aquifers, or in areas with significant renewable resource value, such as prime agricultural lands, aquifers, and significant grazing and forest lands. |
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