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Back Forty mine project given water permit

MENOMINEE COUNTY, MI--   The Department of Environmental Quality has issued a surface water discharge permit for Aquila Resources’ Back Forty project in Menominee County.

The DEQ says the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit is designed to safeguard the Menominee River and protect its designated uses.

Officials say significant provisions were added to the permit to require submittal and review of downstream ambient water quality data and protection of sensitive mussels in the river.

Environmentalists say the open-pit sulfide mine will be too close to the river and will likely create acid drainage.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.