BWCA

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BWCA
BWCA_ | 3
BWCA_ID | 1
BWCA_UNIT | Eastern

BWCA
BWCA_ | 4
BWCA_ID | 2
BWCA_UNIT | Southwest

BWCA_ | 2
BWCA_ID | 1
BWCA_UNIT | Central

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Water Quality

Dump sites

Old TH Dump
dumpclif
This picturesque North Shore scene, is actually the eroding edge of an old dump site. Massive amounts of dump materials (Glass, coal, clinkers, brick, etc...???) are being dislodged and deposited along the length of this creekbed, till its eventual deposit in Lake Superior.

Creek bed
dumpclif
Landfill debris litters the creek bed one-half mile below the dump site.

turbidity
Erosion from North Shore streams discharge into Lake Superior. While this is a natural occuring event, deforestation and impervious surfaces accelerate erosion, by increasing runoff volume and reducing the lands capacity to absorb rainfall.

Two Harbors Public Water Intake
The 1996 Amendments to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) require the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to complete source water assessments for public water systems.
In July of 2002, the City of Two Harbors created its source water assessment. That document can be found here:
Of greatest concern to the Two Harbors water supply are those contaminants commonly associated with stormwater runoff, including salts, hydrocarbons, and turbidity.
The susceptibility of any surface-water source, such as Lake Superior, is determined to be high because there is no practical means of preventing all potential contaminant releases into surface waters. The federal SDWA recognizes the susceptibility of surface waters and requires filtration to remove pathogens and particulate contaminants. Therefore, the susceptibility of the Two Harbors surface-water intake to contamination is designated to be high.

Duluth Public Water Intake

EQ Basin
Two Harbors Waste Water Treatment Facility has recently constructed a 2.5 million gallon Equalization basin. This tank is designed to temporarily store excess untreated incoming flows, during rain/melt events, and fully treat later, when capacity will accomodate. This system has prevented several overflow incidents already, since its construction in 2005. While not the "final solution", it will bide time as inflow and infiltration problems are identified and repaired in the system. Even this tank has proven to have not enough capacity.

Mining

MN Active Mineral Leases

Mineral Leases
LEAS_NUM | MM-10114-P
PPNAME | 608457 B.C. Ltd.
IPSTAT | A
MLEASTPID | MM
MLEASTPDES | Metallic Minerals Lease
IPSTATDESC | Active Lease
COUNTXT | SAINT LOUIS
COUN | 69
TOWN | 62
RANG | 14
RANGDIR | W
SECT | 4
FORT | 11
FORT_DESC | NENE
GLOT | 1
PARC | 1
LACRES | 39.77
RDIR | 0

Mineral Leases
LEAS_NUM | MM-10114-P
PPNAME | 608457 B.C. Ltd.
IPSTAT | A
MLEASTPID | MM
MLEASTPDES | Metallic Minerals Lease
IPSTATDESC | Active Lease
COUNTXT | SAINT LOUIS
COUN | 69
TOWN | 62
RANG | 14
RANGDIR | W
SECT | 4
FORT | 22
FORT_DESC | NWNW
GLOT | 4
PARC | 1
LACRES | 40.82
RDIR | 0

Mineral Leases
LEAS_NUM | MM-10114-P
PPNAME | 608457 B.C. Ltd.
IPSTAT | A
MLEASTPID | MM
MLEASTPDES | Metallic Minerals Lease
IPSTATDESC | Active Lease
COUNTXT | SAINT LOUIS
COUN | 69
TOWN | 62
RANG | 14
RANGDIR | W
SECT | 4
FORT | 41
FORT_DESC | NESE
GLOT | 6
PARC | 1
LACRES | 26.5
RDIR | 0

FORT_DESC | SENE

FORT_DESC | SWNE
LACRES | 40

FORT_DESC | SWNW
LACRES | 40

FORT_DESC | SENW
LACRES | 40

FORT_DESC | NESW

FORT_DESC | NWSW

FORT_DESC | SWSE

FORT_DESC | SESE

FORT_DESC | NENE

FORT_DESC | NWNE

FORT_DESC | NENW

FORT_DESC | NWNW

FORT_DESC | SWSW

FORT_DESC | SESW

FORT_DESC | NESE

FORT_DESC | SWNW

FORT_DESC | SWNE

FORT_DESC | SENW

FORT_DESC | NWSE

Agate Lake Resources LLC
LEAS_NUM | MM-10223
PPNAME | Agate Lake Resources LLC

Aitkin Agri-Peat, Inc.
LEAS_NUM | 06-1
PPNAME | Aitkin Agri-Peat, Inc.
MLEASTPID | PE
MLEASTPDES | Peat Lease
COUNTXT | CARLTON

Aitkin Agri-Peat, Inc.
GSEQKY | 51815
LEAS_NUM | 06-1
PPNAME | Aitkin Agri-Peat, Inc.
MLEASTPID | PE
MLEASTPDES | Peat Lease
COUNTXT | CARLTON

Aitkin Agri-Peat, Inc.
GSEQKY | 51816
LEAS_NUM | 06-1
PPNAME | Aitkin Agri-Peat, Inc.
MLEASTPID | PE
MLEASTPDES | Peat Lease
COUNTXT | CARLTON

GSEQKY | 51817

ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine Inc.
LEAS_NUM | T-5090-N
PPNAME | ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine Inc.
MLEASTPID | TA
MLEASTPDES | Taconite Lease

Berger Horticultural Products, Ltd.
PPNAME | Berger Horticultural Products, Ltd.
COUNTXT | KOOCHICHING

Cliffs Erie, LLC
LEAS_NUM | 3089
PPNAME | Cliffs Erie, LLC
MLEASTPID | TA
MLEASTPDES | Taconite Lease

Cliffs Erie, LLC
LEAS_NUM | 3001
PPNAME | Cliffs Erie, LLC
MLEASTPID | TA
MLEASTPDES | Taconite Lease

Cliffs Erie, LLC
LEAS_NUM | 3001
PPNAME | Cliffs Erie, LLC

LEAS_NUM | T-5039

LEAS_NUM | T-5070

Conrad Fafard, Inc.
PPNAME | Conrad Fafard, Inc.

Duluth Metals Corp.
PPNAME | Duluth Metals Corp.
COUNTXT | LAKE

FORT_DESC | First government lot W. of NWNW

FORT_DESC | First government lot W. of NWSW

FORT_DESC | First government lot W. of SWSW

FORT_DESC | Second government lot W. of SWNW

FORT_DESC | First government lot W. of SWNW

FORT_DESC | Second government lot W. of NWSW

FORT_DESC | Third government lot W. of NWSW

FORT_DESC | Third government lot W. of SWSW

FORT_DESC | Second government lot W. of SWSW

FORT_DESC | Second government lot W. of NWNW

FORT_DESC | Third government lot W. of NWNW

FORT_DESC | Third government lot W. of SWNW

LEAS_NUM | MM- 9755-P

LEAS_NUM | MM- 9764-N

LEAS_NUM | MM- 9828

LEAS_NUM | MM-10144-N

LEAS_NUM | MM-10141-N

Encampment Minerals, Inc.
LEAS_NUM | MM- 9775
PPNAME | Encampment Minerals, Inc.

Encampment Minerals, Inc.
PPNAME | Encampment Minerals, Inc.

Ferweda, Eugene
PPNAME | Ferweda, Eugene

Hawkes Co., Inc.
PPNAME | Hawkes Co., Inc.
COUNTXT | MARSHALL

Hibbing Taconite Company
LEAS_NUM | T-5075-N
PPNAME | Hibbing Taconite Company

Kennecott Exploration Company
PPNAME | Kennecott Exploration Company
COUNTXT | AITKIN

Kennecott Exploration Company
LEAS_NUM | IM- 1011
PPNAME | Kennecott Exploration Company
MLEASTPID | IM
MLEASTPDES | Industrial Minerals
COUNTXT | AITKIN

LEAS_NUM | IM- 1011
MLEASTPID | IM
MLEASTPDES | Industrial Minerals

COUNTXT | KANABEC

COUNTXT | MILLE LACS

Lehmann Exploration Management,Inc.
PPNAME | Lehmann Exploration Management,Inc.
COUNTXT | ITASCA

FORT_DESC | Meandered water or section level record

LTV Steel Mining Co.
LEAS_NUM | M-91003
PPNAME | LTV Steel Mining Co.
MLEASTPID | MI
MLEASTPDES | Miscellaneous Lease

Magnetation, Inc.
LEAS_NUM | RE- 100
PPNAME | Magnetation, Inc.
MLEASTPID | RE
MLEASTPDES | Residue Lease

Mesabi Mining, LLC
PPNAME | Mesabi Mining, LLC

Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC
PPNAME | Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC

Minerals Processing Corp.
PPNAME | Minerals Processing Corp.

Minnesota Steel Industries, LLC
LEAS_NUM | 3109-N
PPNAME | Minnesota Steel Industries, LLC

LEAS_NUM | T-5083-N

Northshore Mining Co.
PPNAME | Northshore Mining Co.

Ontario Iron Co.
LEAS_NUM | 2063-CT
PPNAME | Ontario Iron Co.

Ontario Iron Co.
PPNAME | Ontario Iron Co.

LEAS_NUM | 2037-CT

Peatrex, Ltd.
PPNAME | Peatrex, Ltd.

Premier Horticulture, Inc.
PPNAME | Premier Horticulture, Inc.

Prime Meridian Resources Inc.
PPNAME | Prime Meridian Resources Inc.

COUNTXT | LAKE OF THE WOODS

Solway Resources LLC
PPNAME | Solway Resources LLC

Square Butte Electric Cooperative
PPNAME | Square Butte Electric Cooperative

Teck Cominco American Incorporated
PPNAME | Teck Cominco American Incorporated

Traeger Industries of Minnesota, Inc.
PPNAME | Traeger Industries of Minnesota, Inc.
COUNTXT | ISANTI

United States Steel Corp.
PPNAME | United States Steel Corp.

United Taconite LLC
PPNAME | United Taconite LLC

USX Corp.
PPNAME | USX Corp.

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Taconite

Iron Mining Footprint

footprint

Tailings ponds

Hibtac tailings

Keetac

Minorca

mile post 7

LTV (Polymet) tailings

Minntac tailings

United

Reserve Mining delta
This delta jutting into Lake Superior, is the result of the discharge of 60+ million tons per day of waste rock over a 25 year time period. This is but the "tip of the iceberg", as the bulk of the sediment has settled further out in the lake.

Mile Post #7
Reserve Mining was forced to dump its waste rock on land, here at miler post #7. The current operator, Northshore Mining continues to deposit its waste at this site. The site is currently comprises about 3 square miles and is larger than the city of Silver Bay.

daily water seepage

Sulfide

Cardero

TiTac North

TiTac South

MN Active leases 3-2011

MM

IM

PE

TA

RE

MI

Sand Lake Peatlands

Sand Lake Peatlands.kmz

Duluth Metals Cascade property

South 40

West 40

Southeast

core

Sand Lake Peatlands Scientific and Natural Area
The only large peatland complex in northeastern Minnesota, the Sand Lake Peatland is unique in several respects. Located on an outwash plain instead of a lake plain, it lies just north of the Toimi Drumlin field, and is interrupted by lakes, eskers, and mineral island outcrops. Only the Sand Lake Peatland demonstrates how internal water tracks can originate by spread of a bog around mineral outcrops and lakes. Its lobate margins suggest a continuously advancing outward spread, as opposed to other state peatlands that appear to have stabilized. Why are these bogs still young and active? How does their development compare to the lakes and mineral islands in the area? While considering these questions, the visitor to Sand Lake may encounter the Eastern timber wolf, coast sedge, dragon's mouth, and the American bog rush. Visit by ski or snowshoe in March or April to hear the beautiful trill of the boreal owl. * The Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 legislatively established the boundaries of the Peatland SNA as displayed. The acreage of land within these boundaries is cited first. The acreage of land owned by the State of Minnesota is cited in parenthesis.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/sna02010/index.html
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/julaug09/peatlands.html

Sand Lake Peatlands Scientific and Natural Area

Duluth Metals Mineral lease purchase
June 16, 2009
Duluth Metals Expands Exploration Land Holdings in the Duluth Complex
TORONTO, Ontario, June 16, 2009 - Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX: DM) (TSX:DM.U) is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of 3,353 acres by way of nine prospective mineral leases from the State of Minnesota. The new acquisitions include 3,161 acres of matching surface rights. This newly-leased acreage is within the Duluth Complex and located in Lake County, Minnesota. These strategic lands were acquired for future exploration for copper, nickel, and precious metal mineralization and/or for strategic planning and infrastructure purposes.
The new acquisitions are located 21 kilometers (13 miles) south of the Nokomis Deposit and 13 kilometers (8 miles) south-east of the Dunka Property. The Cascade Properties (as they are known) potentially overlie the southern extent of the South Kawishiwi Intrusion as it is cross-cut by the base of the Greenwood Lake Intrusion. The property has potential for contact-type copper-PGE mineralization. The Nokomis Deposit has a NI 43-101 compliant Indicated Resource of 449 million tonnes grading 0.624% copper, 0.199% nickel, 0.600 grams per tonne of TPM (TPM = Platinum+Palladium+Gold), as well as 284 million tonnes of Inferred Resources grading 0.627% copper, 0.194% nickel, 0.718 grams per tonne of TPM. (For reference, the Nokomis Property totals 3,001acres.)
These new land acquisitions bring the current mineral rights and exploration holdings of Duluth Metals to approximately 18,656 acres and 13,990 acres of surface rights, making it the largest mineral rights holder of prospective copper-nickel-PGM lands in Minnesota. Duluth Metals also has pending State and Federal lease applications, which if awarded, would more than double the current holdings.

Sand Lake SNA WPA

2011 DNR Lease Sale

Areas of interest

August Lake

2011 sale 2 greenwood

Greenwood Lease sale

Greenwood

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Eagles Nest

ST OF MN C278 L35
Parcel Identification Number PIN | 270-0010-03121
Owner Name | ST OF MN C278 L35
Township | 62
Range | 14
Section | 19
Deeded Acres | 40
Tax Class | Tax Forfeited-Real Estate/PILT or Sev Min
Est Total Value | 0
Taxable Market Value | 0
Address | <Null>
City | <Null>
Lease type | <Null>
Lease PIN | <Null>

ST OF MN C278 L35
Parcel Identification Number PIN | 270-0010-03180
Owner Name | ST OF MN C278 L35
Township | 62
Range | 14
Section | 19
Deeded Acres | 154.2
Tax Class | Tax Forfeited-Real Estate/PILT or Sev Min
Est Total Value | 0
Taxable Market Value | 0
Address | <Null>
City | <Null>
Lease type | <Null>
Lease PIN | <Null>

ST OF MN C278 L35
Parcel Identification Number PIN | 270-0010-03111
Owner Name | ST OF MN C278 L35
Township | 62
Range | 14
Section | 19
Deeded Acres | 40
Tax Class | Tax Forfeited-Real Estate/PILT or Sev Min
Est Total Value | 0
Taxable Market Value | 0
Address | <Null>
City | <Null>
Lease type | <Null>
Lease PIN | <Null>

Deeded Acres | 39.76

Deeded Acres | 34.18

Deeded Acres | 40

private

MCCLINTOCK MINING COMPANY LLC
Owner Name | MCCLINTOCK MINING COMPANY LLC

MCCLINTOCK MINING COMPANY LLC
Owner Name | MCCLINTOCK MINING COMPANY LLC
Tax Class | Rural Vacant Land

SIMMONS RICK A
Owner Name | SIMMONS RICK A
Tax Class | Rural Vacant Land

MEEHAN STANLEY ETUX TRUST
Owner Name | MEEHAN STANLEY ETUX TRUST
Tax Class | Residential 1 unit
Address | 4730 HWY 169
City | SOUDAN MN

MEEHAN STANLEY ETUX TRUST
Owner Name | MEEHAN STANLEY ETUX TRUST
Tax Class | Rural Vacant Land

BRISTOL ROBERT G ETAL
Owner Name | BRISTOL ROBERT G ETAL

ZORMAN BRENDON SHANE
Owner Name | ZORMAN BRENDON SHANE

CASEY MATTHEW M
Owner Name | CASEY MATTHEW M
Tax Class | Non-Comm Seasonal Res. Rec. Linked Parcels
Address | 4724 HWY 169
City |

parcels

Private surface

NYLUND H E ETAL
Owner Name | NYLUND H E ETAL

BANTTARI ERNEST E ETUX
Owner Name | BANTTARI ERNEST E ETUX

BANTTARI ERNEST E ETUX
Owner Name | BANTTARI ERNEST E ETUX
Tax Class | Non-Comm Seasonal Res. Rec. Linked Parcels
Address | 1309 TRYGG RD
City |

KYDD EMMA JEAN
Owner Name | KYDD EMMA JEAN

BUSTROM MICHAEL G & JACQUELYN
Owner Name | BUSTROM MICHAEL G & JACQUELYN
Tax Class | Residential 1 unit
Address | 1675 BRADACH RD (*2 Total)
City |

JOHNSON MICHAEL J
Owner Name | JOHNSON MICHAEL J
Tax Class | Non-Comm Seasonal Res. Rec. Linked Parcels

LECLAIR DIANE L
Owner Name | LECLAIR DIANE L
Address | 1477 BEARHEAD STATE PK RD

SCHROEDER JAYNE ETAL
Owner Name | SCHROEDER JAYNE ETAL
Address | 1481 BEARHEAD STATE PK RD

EWING ROBERT J
Owner Name | EWING ROBERT J

GARRETT DANIEL S
Owner Name | GARRETT DANIEL S
Tax Class | Residential 2-3 units or Vacant Land

EDWARDS LUKE A
Owner Name | EDWARDS LUKE A
Tax Class | Residential 1 unit

EDWARDS CHARLES A
Owner Name | EDWARDS CHARLES A

HEIN THEODORE P
Owner Name | HEIN THEODORE P
Tax Class | Residential 2-3 units or Vacant Land

EDWARDS ZACHARY T
Owner Name | EDWARDS ZACHARY T

EDWARDS CHARLES A
Owner Name | EDWARDS CHARLES A
Address | 1699 BRADACH RD
City | ELY MN

COX GERALD L ETAL
Owner Name | COX GERALD L ETAL
Address | 1689 CAMP LAKE RD
City | ELY MN

COX GERALD L ETUX
Owner Name | COX GERALD L ETUX
Address | 1689 CAMP LAKE RD
City | ELY MN

KELLOR RICHARD L ETUX
Owner Name | KELLOR RICHARD L ETUX

GRAF LEONE A
Owner Name | GRAF LEONE A
Address | 1640 CAMP LAKE RD

KELLOR RICHARD L ETAL
Owner Name | KELLOR RICHARD L ETAL

ROEBUCK MICHAEL & DEBRA
Owner Name | ROEBUCK MICHAEL & DEBRA
Address | 1472 COOP POINT RD

FLEMING RONALD O
Owner Name | FLEMING RONALD O
Address | 1476 CO-OP PT RD

Undivided fractional interest

Untitled Polygon
Undivided fractional interest in LOT02

ST OF MN
Owner Name | ST OF MN
Tax Class | State Administered Lands-Prv Exempt/PILT

USX CORP
Owner Name | USX CORP

RICHARDS WILLIAM REESE JR
Owner Name | RICHARDS WILLIAM REESE JR

PUCEL ST LOUIS COUNTY TRUST
Owner Name | PUCEL ST LOUIS COUNTY TRUST

August Lake
These parcels to be bid upon are located in pages 15-17 in

lakebed area L 31-62-10

CE's

Hornby

Encampment access

Greenwood South Exploration

Temp Road

Skibo

Skibo Mineral Exploration
Skibo Mineral Exploration proposal
Encampment Resources Inc. - Skibo Mineral Exploration
The Skibo project submitted by Encampment proposes six core drilling sites on National Forest system lands and leased reserved mineral lands. The sites are located in T57N, RI4W, Sections 3, and T58N, R14W, Sections 34. Drilling would begin in January of 2009 and conclude within one year of authorization, including permanent drill hole abandonment and final reclamation. An area of approximately 50 feet by 50 feet would be utilized at each drill site that would disturb an area of approximately 0.25 acres. Project access would require approximately 0.68 miles of new low standard road construction and approximatety 0.5 miles of brush clearing on an existing trail which has historically been used in the past as a logging road.

Drill hole 1

Drill hole 2

Drill hole 3

Serpentine

Greenwood exploration

Greenwood North

Geo Grid

Drill

Untitled Path

Greenwood South

existing road

temporary road

actual path

private property

existing private

LOD

Drill hole BEI-02
Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-02 is located immediately alongside Dunka River Road (FR 112) on
Duluth Metals’ state lease MM-10169 (Fig. 6; Table 1). The United States Forest Service owns the
surface rights, and the state of Minnesota owns the mineral rights for this land. Due to its immediate
proximity to a USFS-recognized road, no road modification is planned for hole BEI-02. Water is not
readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in from nearby Nip Creek (UTM: 596457, 5276320). The
drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 13, and within an area designated as “upland”
(Circular 39 Classification number “98”), and is thus free of land type and hydrological restrictions.
Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be approximately 1350 feet.

Drill hole BEI-01
Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-01 is located approximately 65 feet south of Dunka River Road (FR
112) on Duluth Metals’ state lease MM-10170 (Fig. 5; Table 1). The state of Minnesota owns both
surface and mineral rights for this land. Due to its immediate proximity to a USFS-recognized road, no
road modification is planned for hole BEI-01. Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be
trucked in from nearby Nip Creek (UTM: 596457, 5276320). The drill pad will be located on Ecological
Land Type (ELT) 13, and within an area designated as “upland” (Circular 39 Classification number “98”),
and is thus free of land type and hydrological restrictions. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole
depth is anticipated to be approximately 600 feet.

Wolfwood surface
Drill hole BEI-03
Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-03 is located approximately 890 feet southeast of the eastern “end”
of USFS forest road U5061 within an area of prior clear-cut logging (Fig. 7; Table 1). Access to the site
will most likely involve brush clearing alongside and minor maintenance of U5061. Because the drill pad
will be located in a recent logging clear-cut, no further construction will be necessary. The Wolfwood
Corporation owns the surface rights, and the RGGS owns the mineral rights for this land. Water is not
readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in from nearby Nip Creek (UTM: 596457, 5276320). The
drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Types (ELT) 13 and 14, and within an area designated as
“upland” (Circular 39 Classification number “98”), and is thus free of land type and hydrological
restrictions. Road maintenance along non-USFS roadways will encounter ELTs 13 and 14 and “upland”
classified areas. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be approximately 3300
feet.

Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-04 is located along a road/trail approximately 1500 feet east of the
eastern “end” of USFS forest road 112P along minimum maintenance road 1488, on Duluth Metals’
state lease MM-10173 (Fig. 8; Table 1). Access to the site will most likely involve brush clearing
alongside 112P and 1488. The state of Minnesota owns both the surface and mineral rights for this land.
Surface disturbance will be limited to drill pad construction, and is estimated to be approximately 0.06
acres. Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in from nearby Nip Creek (UTM:
596457, 5276320). The drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 14, and within an area
designated as “upland” (Circular 39 Classification number “98”), and is thus free of land type and
hydrological restrictions. Road maintenance along non-USFS roadways will encounter ELTs 11 and 14
6
and “upland” classified areas. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be
approximately 4400 feet.

Marlow surface
Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-05 is located approximately 425 feet west-southwest of western
“end” of USFS forest road FR110 (Pitcha Lake Road) along a previously constructed private road (Fig. 9;
Table 1). Access to the site will most likely involve brush clearing alongside the FR110 and the private
road, as well as some minor maintenance of the private road. The surface rights for this land are owned
by a private holder, and the mineral rights are held by the RGGS. Water is not readily available at the
site, and will be trucked in. The drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 11, and within an
area designated as “upland” (Circular 39 Classification number “98”), and is thus free of land type and
hydrological restrictions. Road maintenance along non-USFS roadways will encounter ELT 11 and
“upland” classified areas. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be
approximately 4000 feet.

Wolfwood surface
Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-06 is located along an established private road approximately 1475
feet east of the southeastern “end” of USFS forest road FR178C (Fig. 10; Table 1). Access to the site will
most likely involve brush clearing alongside FR178C, as well as minor maintenance of the existing private
road. The surface ownership is held by the Wolfwood Corporation, and mineral rights are held by the
RGGS for this land. Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in. The drill pad will be
located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 13, and within an area designated as “upland” (Circular 39
Classification number “98”), and is thus free of land type and hydrological restrictions. Road
construction/maintenance along non-USFS-recognized roadways will encounter ELTs 14 and 6, and
“upland” classified areas. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be
approximately 3000 feet.

Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-07 is located immediately alongside FR178C on Duluth Metals’ state
lease MM-10153 (Fig. 10; Table 1). The USFS owns surface rights and the state of Minnesota holds
mineral rights for this land. Minor brush clearing alongside FR178C will be necessary to access BEI-07.
Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in. The drill pad will be located on
Ecological Land Type (ELT) 13, and within an area designated as “upland” (Circular 39 Classification
number “98”), and is thus free of land type and hydrological restrictions. Activity is classified as “all
season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be approximately 2550 feet.

Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-08 is located in a logging clear-cut approximately 50 feet north of
Kelly Trail (FR178) on Duluth Metals’ state lease MM-10154 (Fig. 11; Table 1). The USFS owns surface
rights and the state of Minnesota holds mineral rights for this land. Due to its immediate proximity to a
USFS-recognized road, no road modification is planned for hole BEI-08. Surface disturbance from pad
construction will be negligible due to recent clear-cut logging. Water is not readily available at the site,
so it will be trucked in. The drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 13, and within an area
designated as “upland” (Circular 39 Classification number “98”), and is thus free of land type and
hydrological restrictions. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be

Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-09 is located in a logging clear-cut alongside a maintained private
drive running north from Kelly Trail (FR178; Fig. 12; Table 1). A private owner holds the surface rights
and the state of Minnesota holds mineral rights for this land. Due to its immediate proximity to a well
maintained road and location in recent logging clear-cut, no road modification or construction is
planned for hole BEI-09. Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in from the Stony
River (approximately 1000 feet to the north). The drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Type (ELT)
11, and within an area designated as “upland” (Circular 39 Classification number “98”), and is thus free
of land type and hydrological restrictions. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated
to be approximately 1850 feet.

Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-10 is located in a logging clear-cut alongside a maintained private
drive extending westward from FR1447 (Fig. 13; Table 1). A private owner holds the surface rights and
the state of Minnesota holds mineral rights for this land. Due to its immediate proximity to a well
maintained road and placement in a recent clear-cut, no road modification or construction is planned
for hole BEI-10. Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in. The drill pad will be
located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 14, and within an area designated as “upland” (Circular 39
Classification number “98”), and is thus free of land type and hydrological restrictions. Activity is
classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to be approximately 3200 feet.

Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-11 is immediately alongside Kelly Trail (FR178) on Duluth Metals’
state lease MM-10155 (Fig. 14; Table 1). The state of Minnesota owns both the surface and mineral
rights for this land. Due to its immediate proximity to a USFS roadway, no road modification is planned
for hole BEI-11. Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in from the Stony River
(approximately 1000 feet to the north). The drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 13,
and within an area designated as “upland” (Circular 39 Classification number “98”), and is thus free of
land type and hydrological restrictions. Activity is classified as “all season”. Hole depth is anticipated to
be approximately 600 feet.

Wolfwood surface
Proposed preliminary drill hole BEI-12 is located approximately 230 feet east of a decommissioned trail
extending north from the northern “end” of forest trail U5039 (a northern “spur” of Dunka River Road;
FR178; Figs. 5 and 6; Table 1). A private owner holds the surface rights and RGGS holds mineral rights
for this land. Access to the site will most likely involve some road rehabilitation, though it should be
minimal as BEI-12 will be a winter site. Water is not readily available at the site, so it will be trucked in.
The drill pad will be located on Ecological Land Type (ELT) 6, and within an area designated as “bogs”
(Circular 39 Classification number “8”), and is thus subject to land use stipulations. Road
construction/maintenance along non-USFS-recognized roadways will encounter ELTs 2, 6 and 13, and
“upland” as well as “bog” classified areas. Because of the restrictions implied by the encountered ELTs
and wetland classifications, Duluth Metals is proposing to access and drill BEI-12 during the winter once
the ground is frozen. This will minimize (if not negate) any impact that operating machinery would have
on these land types. Hole depth is anticipated to be approximately 1300 feet.

Polymet Mining

LTV tailings pond

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Polymet Mine Site
Polymet Mining, a Canadian mine development company, is seeking permits to allow an open pit, precious metals mine in Minnesota's Mesabi Range. This type of mining has never been conducted in Minnesota before, but where it has been permitted elsewhere in the world, significant water pollution has occurred in every watershed where it has been allowed.
http://www.polymetmining.com/s/Home.asp

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Lawsuit To Be Filed to Stop Pollution at Proposed PolyMet Mine Site
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For Immediate Release, January 25, 2010
Contact: Marc Fink, Center for Biological Diversity, (218) 525-3884
Lawsuit to Be Filed to Stop Pollution at Proposed PolyMet Mine Site
DULUTH, Minn.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Save Lake Superior Association, and the Indigenous Environmental Network today filed formal notice that they intend to file suit against mining company Cliffs Erie to stop the ongoing pollution of waters that surround the proposed PolyMet mine site. According to Cliffs Erie’s own monitoring reports, there are numerous ongoing violations of water-quality laws relating to management of the former LTV tailings basin. PolyMet’s proposal for its copper-nickel mine is to pile its own tailings waste on top of those from a former taconite mine that are still polluting. The 60-day notice letter is a prerequisite to filing a citizen enforcement action under the Clean Water Act.
“Before the state even considers the approval of a new wave of mining in northeastern Minnesota, it should first require the mining companies to clean up the pollution from past taconite mines,” said Marc Fink, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. “As we all learned as kids, you should clean up one mess before making another one.”
The LTV basin, located six miles north of Hoyt Lakes, was used for taconite tailings from the 1950s until 2001. The unlined basin is the source of numerous seeps and discharges of polluted wastewater into groundwater and surface waters, which eventually reach the Embarrass River. For the proposed NorthMet mine, PolyMet proposes to process more than 225 million tons of ore at the LTV processing facility, and use the same LTV tailings basin already known to be leaking.
“While past mining has already polluted these waters, the proposed heavy metals mining would bring severe new threats of pollution to these waters, which ultimately flow into Lake Superior at the Duluth harbor,” said Le Lind of the Save Lake Superior Association. “This new threat includes sulfuric acid runoff and higher levels of mercury in waters that are already impaired.”
In addition to the LTV site, the groups intend to file suit to stop ongoing pollution at the Dunka mine site, which is close to where Duluth Metals has plans for a copper-nickel mine adjacent to the Kawishiwi River, and where Franconia Minerals proposes a copper-nickel mine at the bottom of Birch Lake. Both the Kawishiwi River and Birch Lake flow into the Boundary Waters.
“These are historic tribal lands where the tribes retain treaty rights, and many tribal members are deeply concerned about additional pollution to fishing streams and sources of wild rice,” said Marty Cobenais of the Indigenous Environmental Network.
The groups are represented by attorney Charlie Tebbutt and Marc Fink, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity who resides in Duluth.
For additional information, the following paragraphs are taken directly from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources prepared for the proposed NorthMet mine, available at:
PolyMet proposes to mine (over an estimated 20-year mine life) an average of approximately 91,200 tons per day (tpd) of rock, and up to 32,000 tpd of ore from a new surface mine consisting of three pits (i.e., East, Central, and West Pits). Over the life of the Project, PolyMet would process approximately 228 million tons of base and precious metal ore at the former LTV Steel Mining Company (LTVSMC) taconite processing facility. (DEIS, p. 1-1).
The LTVSMC Tailings Basin, proposed for reuse by PolyMet, was operated from 1953 until it was shutdown in January 2001. The existing Tailings Basin is unlined and the perimeter embankments do not have a clay core or cutoff, which allows for both surface seepage through the embankment and groundwater seepage under the embankment. (DEIS, p. 4.1-29).
The LTVSMC Tailings Basin contributes both groundwater and surface water seepage that ultimately reaches the Embarrass River between monitoring stations PM-12 and PM-13. As discussed above (Table 4.1-19 and Figure 4.1-14), the LTVSMC Tailings Basin had at least 33 locations where tailings water was seeping through the embankment to surface waters. (DEIS, p. 4.1-41).
PolyMet does not propose a liner for the Tailings Basin. As a result, the Proposed Action would result in increased seepage from the Tailings Basin relative to existing legacy LTVSMC seepage, including both surface seepage through the Tailings Basin embankment and groundwater seepage through the base of the LTVSMC tailings (Table 4.1-35). Most of this seepage would move north toward the Embarrass River, but a small portion of seepage would move south toward Second Creek in the Partridge River watershed. (DEIS, p. 4.1-63).
It is the Tribal cooperating agencies’ position that the existing LTVSMC tailings are contributing substantially to the level of constituents observed in the groundwater. . . It is unclear how the addition of mine waste to the basins would cause seepage water quality to improve. (DEIS, p. 4.1-14, footnote 5).
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Kawishiwi Minerals Exploration

Kawishiwi Minerals Exploration
The Eastern States-Milwaukee Field Office of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has received
three operating plans proposing exploration (not development) of federal hardrock minerals
beneath the Superior National Forest on the Kawishiwi Ranger District. The drilling plans of
operations are from three separate companies; Duluth Metals Limited (Duluth Metals),
Encampment Resources L.L.C. (Encampment) and Franconia Minerals Corporation (Franconia).
Two of the companies, Duluth Metals and Encampment, hold federal mineral prospecting
permits. Franconia has an earn-in agreement with Beaver Bay Joint Venture (BBJV) who holds a
federal mineral lease.

Encampment Resources Prospecting Permit

Lehman Exploration

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DUNKA SEEP 1 (043)

DUNKA SEEP W-1D (051)
BILLIKEN CREEK TO UNNAMED CREEK

DUNKA SEEP EM-8 (041)

DUNKA TREATMENT PLANT DISCHARGE

DUNKA SEEP W-2/3D (061)

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Hardrock mines

Gilt Edge Mine
Location:
In the Black Hills, near Deadwood, South Dakota
Operating Time Frame:
1988-1999
Operational Problems:
1. Unpredicted acid mine drainage problems.
2. Torn containment liners.
Acid Mine Drainage:
The mining company failed to predict the creation of acid mine drainage, in ore that was thought to be
safe because it was approximately one percent sulfide. The water of a nearby creek was contaminated
to be so dangerously acidic that its pH was measured as low as 2.1. The mine’s acid drainage has left local
streams unable to support a viable fish population and other aquatic life.
Taxpayer Liability:
The operating company filed for bankruptcy in 1999 and the mine was abandoned by it and its parent
corporation, leaving the burden of reclamation costs on taxpayers. The South Dakota Department of Environment
and Natural Resources has determined that the Brohm Mining Company left $6 million in cash
bonds, less than half the expected cost for reclamation. Thus, the state does not hold enough in cash
bonds to fund the cleanup and on-going treatment at the Gilt Edge mine.

Zortman-Landusky Mine
Zortman-Landusky Mines
Location:
Northern central Montana
Operating Time Frame:
1979-1998, currently in reclamation
Operational Problems:
Poorly-constructed, unstable waste rock piles.
Poor enforcement of regulations.
Acid Mine Drainage:
State and federal agencies and the mining company failed to predict the potential of the ore to create
mine drainage. Today, over 50 percent of the streams emanating from the mine area have been
seriously polluted with acid and heavy metals.
Taxpayer Liability:
several lawsuits against the mining company and its creditors following the company's bankruptcy,
Montana's taxpayers are still liable for anywhere from $8 million to $90 million. The exact amount is difficult
determine, as costs for reclamation and treatment in perpetuity are extremely difficult to calculate.

Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, Utah
One site that has been proposed for Superfund status is the Kennecott South site, located about 25 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The site includes the currently-operating Bingham Canyon open-pit copper mine that Earthworks estimates will leave taxpayers with the largest liability of any mine in the United States: more than $1.3 billion. Mining operations on the site date to the 1860s. Early miners processed gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper in the site area and built numerous mills and smelters. They dumped their wastes in area creeks, flood plains and valley slopes. These deposits eroded and washed downstream. Acid drainage generated by the waste has polluted groundwater. In all, the plume of pollutants in groundwater stretches over 72 square miles. There is a moratorium on well drilling in the area.
According to an EPA official, the EPA has already spent about $23 million to clean up the site, a portion of which -- perhaps up to $15 million -- will be recovered from those responsible for the pollution. The offical added that the EPA estimates that one responsible company, Kennecott, has already spent $360 million on cleanup and may spend $43 million more, though these figures may change when Kennecott stops mining. A second responsible company, ARCO, has spent an estimated $17-37 million on cleanup. The EPA official did not know how much the state of Utah has spent or how much the state will spend when it takes responsibility for oversight and maintenance (USEPA Kennecott South 2003, Broste 2004).

Carlin Trend Gold Mine, Nevada

El Chino Copper Mine, New Mexico

Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona

Sierrita Copper Mine, Arizona

Red Dog Zinc Mine, Alaska

Iron Mountain Mine
Early in its history, Iron Mountain Mine was famous for being the most productive copper mine in California and one of the largest
in the world. In recent years, the legacy of mining at Iron Mountain turned its fame to infamy, as the site became known as the largest source of surface water pollution in the United States and the source of the world’s most corrosive water, at -3.6 pH, or 10,000 times more acidic than battery acid.

Sudbury Mining District, Ontario, Canada

Norilsk

SummitvilleMine
In Summitville, Colorado, in 1992 a spill of cyanide and heavy metal-laden water killed some 20 miles of the Alamosa River (EPA Summitville 2007, Kuipers 2003). The area is now a Superfund site that has already cost taxpayers $190 million to clean up (Smith 2007).

Thompson Creek Mine
Location:
Central Idaho near Clayton, Idaho
Operating Time Frame:
1983-Present
Operational Problems:
1. Controversial planning and permitting allowed mine development despite citizen concerns.
2. Poor mine design.
3. Sloppy management practices.
Acid Mine Drainage:
Iron pyrite in waste rock and tailings impoundments is causing unanticipated acid mine drainage. It is
likely that the mine will have to be monitored and treated for potential acid pollution in perpetuity.
Taxpayer Liability:
During mine operation, the state of Idaho increased the level of financial assurance required significantly,
recognizing the enormous clean-up costs that were going to be necessary. Nonetheless, the
money would not cover the costs to mitigate pollution of the nearby Salmon River, a famous trout
stream and popular recreational river.

Eureka Mills
One of the sites on the Superfund list is the Eureka Mills site approximately 70 miles south of Salt Lake City in Juab County, Utah. Eureka was part of the Tintic Mining District where for more than 100 years, miners extracted lead, silver, zinc and copper. Ore may have been processed in more than a dozen mills throughout the district. The legacy from these operations includes soil that is contaminated with high levels of lead and arsenic. In September, 2000, the Utah Department of Health tested 237 people and found that 30 residents, mainly children, had elevated blood-lead levels. As of 2003, investigators had identified close to 50 children with blood-lead problems (USEPA Eureka 2003). The cost to clean up the site is approximately $80 million (Linnert 2004).
http://www.ewg.org/mining/report/index.php?stab=UT&chapter=5

Mines
These are the Tintic Mining District Mines

Bonanza Mine

Homansville Shaft

Zuma Shaft

Yankee Girl Mine

X Iron Duke

Yankee Mine

White Star

Wheeler Shaft

West Swansea Mine

West Morning Glory

Waveland Mine

Water Lily Mine

War Eagle Mine

Walker Shaft

Victoria Shaft

Victoria Northwest Mine

Van Wagoner Mine

Utah Mine

United Tintic

Undine Mine

Turk

Trixie 2

Trixie

Treasure Hill Shaft

Tiptop

Tintic Western Mine

Tintic Standard Number 3

Tintic Standard Number 2

Tintic Standard Number 1

Tintic Prince Mine

Tintic Paymaster Number 2

Tintic Paymaster

Tintic Empire

Tintic Davis

Tintic Chief

Tintic Central

Tetro Tunnel

Tetro Shaft

Tesora

Tennessee Rebel Mine

Syndicate Mine

Swansea Mine

Sunbeam

Sullivan Shaft

Southern Eureka

South Standard

South Iron Blossom

Snowflake

Sioux Tunnel

Sioux Shaft

Sioux Ajax

Silver Spar

Silver Dollar Mine

Silver Bow Mine

Showers

Shoebridge Bonanza

Selma Mine

Scotia Mine

Salvador Mine

Saint Joe Tunnel

Sacramento Mine

Ruby Shaft

Rowleys Mine

Rising Sun Mine

Ridge and Valley Mine

Retribution Mine

Ressurection Mine

Republic Mine

Red Rose Mine

Raymond Mine

Rabbits Foot

RGW Tunnel

Pyramid Mine

Provo Mine

Privateer Mine

Primrose Mine

Pinyon Queen

Picnic Mine

Phoenix Mine

Paxman Mine

Oxen Mine

Oro Plata Mine

Original Iron King

Orient Mine

Opex Mine

Old Susan Mine

Old Apex Mine

Old Mayflower Mine

Old Beck Tunnel

Northern Spy

North Star

North Standard

North Lily Shaft

North Beck Mine

Niebauer

New State Mine

Nelsen Mine

Murphy Mine

Munding Prospect

Monterey Mine

Montana Shaft

Molly Gibson Mine

Mayday Tunnel

Mayday Shaft

Martha Washington Shaft

Maple Shaft

Mammoth Shaft

Luzerne Shaft

Lucky Boy Mine

Lower Mammoth Mine

Little May Mine

Limestone Quarry

Lime Quarry

Lehi Tintic

Lead King Mine

Last Chance Mine

Laclede

Kingsley Mine

Keigley Quarry

Jones Mine

Joe Daly

Joe Bowers

Iron King Tunnel

Iron King Number 2

Iron King Number 1

Iron King Mine

Iron Blossom Number 3

Iron Blossom Number 1

Hot Stuff Mine

Humbug Tunnels

Homestake Mine

Emerald Mine

Eighty Eight Shaft

Iron Blossom Tunnel

Eagle and Bluebell Shaft

Golden Relief

Dagmar Mine

Dan Hough Mine

Dragon Mine

Cleveland Mine

Bradley Mine

Colorado Chief Mine

Columbus Tunnel

Carisa Tunnel

Carisa Mine

Centennial Eureka Mine

Black Jack Mine

Buckeye Mine

Black Boy Mine

Boss Tweed

Black Jack Tunnel

Bluebird Mine

Cheif Number 2

Chief Number 1

Kerkimer Mine

Black Warrior Mine

Gold Chain

Great Western King Mine

Black Dragon

Governor Mine

Great Eastern Mine

Grand Central Mine

Godiva Shaft

Golden Treasure

Godiva Tunnel

Golden Sunset Mine

Eureka Consolidated

General Logan Mine

Golden Ray Mine

Evans Standard

Evelyn Mine

Eureka Hill

Garity Quarry

Farragut Shaft

Eureka Standard

Gemini Mine

Earl Eagle Mine

Four Aces Mine

Eureka Lilly

Crown Point Number 3

East Crown Point

Eureka Bullion

East Standard

Dream Mine Number 2

East Tintic Coalition

Independance Shaft

Big Hill Shaft

Crown Point

Crown Point Number 2

Fields Prospect

Copper Leaf

Central Standard

Colorado Number 1

Crotons Mine

Bates Shaft

Colorado Number 2

Butterfield Tunnel

Beck Shaft Number 1

Burro Mine

Burgin Number 2

Annandale Mine

Burgin Number 1

Bingham Tunnel

Bluff Mine

Bog Mine

Beck Shaft Number 2

Bell Hill Mine

Arrowhead Mine

American Tunnel

Apex Standard Number 2

Apex Standard Number 1

Alta Tunnel

Dream Mine

Allah Mine

Alaska Mine

Ajax Mine

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10,000 ton bulk sample site, 1974.

Invasive Species

VHS confirmed locations
Cornell University confirms the presence of VHS in Lake Superior.

St Louis Bay

Superior Bay

Skanee, MI

Paradise

Blough
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Invasive Species are coming this way, and Two Harbors may be among the first ports to host these new foreign critters. Agate Bay is ranked second in the Great Lakes, behind Duluth/Superior, in receiving potentially infested ballast water.

Barrels

Known barrel location
2 barrels of scrap munitions parts recovered from 392 feet of water in 1990.

Known barrel location
4 barrels of scrap munitions parts recovered from 165 feet of water in June of 1999.

Known barrel location
3 barrels of ash and slag recovered from 155 feet of water in June of 1994.

Storm water

BMP's

Rain Garden
The new Lake County Service Center building features a rain garden which captures runoff from a nearby parking lot. It is desirable to promote infiltration rather than discharging to curb which channel runoff, unfiltered to Lake Superior.
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Water Main Break
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Municipal water main breaks can cause significant short-term discharges of sediment to Lake Superior full resolution image

Lawn Mower Shop Storm Drain
This storm drain near a small engine repair shop is likely allowing the introduction of chemical pollutants to the Skunk Creek and eventually Lake Superior.
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Skunk Creek bank stabilization
This bank stabilization project has armored a highly erodable clay bank with stone. This will reduce sediment discharge to Lake Superior from "scouring" caused by an increasing volume of water, as upstream land uses change from forest to impervious.
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Shore impact zone
Goal:
To maintain the natural character of the North Shore as much as possible and minimize soil erosion while allowing for permitted development under the North Shore Management Plan. Alterations of vegetation and topography will be regulated to prevent erosion to public waters, fix nutrients, preserve shoreland aesthetics, preserve historic values, prevent bank slumping, preserve corridor for movement of wildlife, protect fish and wildlife habitat, conserve cultural resources and to preserve the scenic and aesthetic character of the shoreland. These Best Management Practices for shoreland alterations will protect the water quality of Lake Superior and will therefore sustain the economic values in the corridor.
Sec 3.5 Shoreland Alterations pg. 31
This is very "feel good" verbage, but unfortunately, it appears there is a absence of will, or authority to enforce such restrictions.
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Sediment Pond Delta
A delta formation in receiving waters is an indicator of poor erosion and sediment control further up the waterway.
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Two Harbors Sewage Discharge
The sewage discharge is located just 4500 feet, by water, from the intake.
Discharge Station information, for the years 1999 - 2007, can be found here: