COVID-19 Update

As of March 24th, 2020 the offices of the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) will REMAIN OPEN to provide essential services as warranted by Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order #2020-21 (Sec. 9). This includes the SWP Main Office (Presque Isle Park) and the SWP Energy Office (Lakeview Arena). However, both offices are CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. While…

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CEMP To Continue Through Mine Life Under a New Agreement

The new agreement was signed by the the Community Foundation of Marquette County, Eagle Mine, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, and the Superior Watershed Partnership on Thursday December 12, 2019. Click here for more. Seated from left to right are Geri Grant, Superior Watershed Partnership Senior Planner; Kristen Mariuzza, Managing Director of Eagle Mine; Gail…

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Independent Mine Monitoring Program Expands with Tribal Partnership

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) recently partnered with the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) and the Community Foundation of Marquette County (CFMC) to collaboratively conduct the Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP), an independent monitoring program of Eagle Mine operations. The CEMP program began in 2012 and provides an independent and comprehensive picture of groundwater quality, surface…

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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…

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2015-2017 CEMP Berry and Plant Study Report Now Available

During 2015, CEMP monitoring was expanded to evaluate concerns raised by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and other community members regarding potential impacts from mining operations on nearby edible plant species and species of high cultural value. Fruit bearing plants located near the Eagle Mine and the Humboldt Mill were identified as a priority…

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2017 Split Sampling Summary Now Available

Each year, the SWP carries out split sampling at permit required monitoring sites at the Eagle Mine site and the Humboldt Mill (groundwater, surface water, and facilities) in conjunction with Eagle Mine’s scheduled monitoring. Split sampling is when a sample taken from a single source (ex. a groundwater well) is divided in two, with each sample…

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