DEQ Issues Modified NPDES Permit for Humboldt Mill

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)  recently issued Eagle Mine a modified National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit authorizing direct effluent discharge from the Humboldt Mill to the Escanaba River (effective November 1, 2018).

CEMP is currently monitoring all of the effluent parameters included in the modified permit as well as nine additional water quality parameters that are not included in the permit.

To view the NPDES permit, click here.

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