PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT AMONGProgrammatic Agreement • May 31st, 2007
Contract Type FiledMay 31st, 2007WHEREAS; the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application for a Department of the Army permit from Minnesota Steel Industries LLC. The application requests approval under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to discharge fill material into wetlands to reactivate the former Butler Taconite mine and tailings basin near Nashwauk, in Itasca County. Project construction and mining operation would cover five locations within Itasca County, including the plant site; stockpile area; mine area; tailings basin; and tailings pipeline corridor (hereafter, “the project locations”). The plant site is located in Sections 3 and 10, T56N, R23W; and Sections 35 and 36, T57N, R23W. The stockpile area is within Sections 2, 3, 9 and 10, T56N, R23W; and Section 35, T57N, R23W. The mine area is located in Sections 2, 10, 11, and 15 T56N, R23W. The tailings basin is within Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, Section 17; and 18 T56N, R22W. The tailings pipeline corridor traverses Section
PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT AMONGProgrammatic Agreement • February 5th, 2007
Contract Type FiledFebruary 5th, 2007WHEREAS; the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application for a Department of the Army permit from Minnesota Steel Industries LLC. The application requests approval under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to discharge fill material into wetlands to reactivate the former Butler Taconite mine and tailings basin near Nashwauk, in Itasca County. Project construction and mining operation would cover five locations within Itasca County, including the plant site; stockpile area; mine area; tailings basin; and tailings pipeline corridor (hereafter, “the project locations”). The plant site is located in Sections 3 and 10, T56N, R23W; and Sections 35 and 36, T57N, R23W. The stockpile area is within Sections 2, 3, 9 and 10, T56N, R23W; and Section 35, T57N, R23W. The mine area is located in Sections 2, 10, 11, and 15 T56N, R23W. The tailings basin is within Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, Section 17; and 18 T56N, R22W. The tailings pipeline corridor traverses Section