This letter is from the department of Lands - It made my day.

Ms. Plante,
Please send all public record requests to the Public Records Request email: <public_records_request@idl.idaho.gov>

IDL did receive a reclamation plan application, but it was determined to be incomplete. We are waiting for a revised application, then we will notify the county and send copies to IDEQ, IDWR, and IDFG for review and comment. No approval has been given yet.

The well logs we looked at are immediately adjacent to the mine site, and are in the alluvial aquifer. We believe these two wells give an accurate estimate of the alluvial aquifer under the mine site. We did not look at nearby wells completed in bedrock due to the variable nature of fracture flow in bedrock.

Until we receive the updated information from the applicant and comments from the other state agencies, we cannot make a final determination of potential effects on ground water. As documented in the April, 2019 inspection report, however, the standing water at the mine site is not in the deepest portion of the mine. As a result, those areas of standing water appear to be perched above the aquifer that supplies water to the Southside Water and Sewer District well.

Eric Wilson
Resource Protection and Assistance Bureau Rick Rasmussen

Knowing they still don't have an active reclamation plan is great news and to see the decision that IDL has made about the aquifer being an alluvial aquifer is HUGE news. If you don’t know about this type aquifer, they are very susceptible to contamination and pollution because they are considered shallow and have to be monitored extremely well. I would information  would stop the asphalt plant in it's tracks. It’s also scary to know that it’s very susceptible to pollution so even the Linscott Pit continuing needs to be extremely careful.

Now that we have this information we need to really make sure this asphalt plant doesn’t get approved.

In DEQ 2001 study of the SouthSide Water which very much studies the Linscott Pit, it clearly says. "During peak run-off, little surface water can be found EXCEPT where the water table is near the surface!"

So all and any water on the surface we found at the end of summer and near our first snow and the water on the surface in April should not have been there with the super porous nature of the property. 

Please, can you please click on this letter and comment at the bottom of it with YOUR concerns and with why you don't want asphalt plant.

Click and then comment below it PLEASE

We need everyone to comment on this letter and give your reasons to support the effort to STOP the asphalt plant.

Thank you

You can reach me at 

nosagleasphaltplant@gmail.com