2023 Comments on the
Idaho-Maryland Mine Project
and
2022 Final Environmental Impact Report
SMW CEA Comment Letter – Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger CEQA comments on the Final EIR
SMW IMM FEIR Exhibits A-M – Exhibits to the Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger CEQA comments
Focused Comments on Major Issues
Major CEQA Point Centennial Final 1-24-23 – The Final EIR failed to include the cleanup of the Centennial site, the location of the mines historic tailing
Wells Coaltion Comments Jan-12-2023 – Wells and Groundwater comments presented by the Wells Coalition, and CEA Groundwater Baseline Requirements 1-12-2023, a CEA Foundation comment on the lack of baseline data.
Mine Waste Water Impacts – Water quality hazards from mine waste were not adequately assessed
Mine Waste Asbestos Impacts Comments Final 3-14-23 – Defects with assessment and mitigation of Air Quality and Asbestos
CEA GHG Comments – The Final EIR used the wrong standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FEIR Comments Offsite Sales 3-21-23 – The mine lacks a viable plan for disposing mine waste.
IM Mine Potential Seismic Hazard March 20, 2022
Review of the Idaho-Maryland Mine DEIR Groundwater Model
General Final EIR Comments
MineWatch Coalition Comments April-5-23 – FEIR comments submitted by the MineWatch Coalition of 25 groups.
CEA_FEIR_Comments_4-17-23 – CEA Foundation’s comprehensive comments
— additional Final EIR comment files are under development —