URANIUM MINING WOULD USE HUGE AMOUNTS OF OUR WATER ~ PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR WATER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS!By Black Hills Wild Horse SanctuaryLike·CommentURANIUM MINING WOULD USE HUGE AMOUNTS OF OUR WATER ~ PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR WATER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS! The proposal for a uranium mine northwest of Edgemont would use huge amounts of water. Powertech Uranium has asked the state for a permit to extract 551 gallons per minute from the Madison aquifer. They have also applied for a permit to extract 8,500 gallons per minute from the Inyan Kara formation. 9,000 gallons per minute equals 12,960,000 gallons per day. Multiply that by 365 days and then by a ten years, and this equals 47 billion gallons of our water. According to the company, the project may last as long as 20 years. The company plans to drill two or more wells into the Madison aquifer and a total of 1500 wells into the Inyan Kara. “Only” 1000 wells would operate at any one time. According to the company, the project would consume (use up) 2.76 billion gallons of the water. This water would no longer be available to communities, ranches, and families. After it is used for mining, the water that is not consumed or left in the aquifer would be treated in one of two ways:• The company prefers to pump it underground -- below drinking water sources – where it would no longer be available to communities, ranches, and families.• It could be sprayed on the ground, which has created a build-up of toxic materials, including selenium, at other sites. Much of the water would be used repeatedly, but it would be contaminated and would not be available for other uses. Our aquifer will never be the same. The federal government wants South Dakotans to pay for water from the Missouri River. We live in a semi-arid area, and droughts are a regular occurrence. If this project goes through, we will lose access to critical groundwater resources. DONʼT LET A FOREIGN CORPORATION USE AND POLLUTE OUR WATER ʻIn situʼ leach uranium mining contaminates groundwater and surface water with radioactive materials and heavy metals – contamination that remains after mining ends, and that is dangerous to humans and livestock. Groundwater has never been returned to its original condition at any ʻin situʼ leach uranium mine in the United States. Powertech, a Canadian company, has never mined uranium – or any other natural resource. Powertech stock is currently worth 12 cents per share. When our water is damaged, there may be no recourse against a foreign company. A hearing on the water permits is scheduled for December 5 at 8:30 am at the Mathew Training Center, 523 E. Capitol Avenue in Pierre. The public is encouraged to attend. Watch our website and the media for any change in date." SPEAK UP AND OPPOSE THIS PROPOSAL • Talk to your neighbors and legislators, or write a letter to the editor. • Call Governor Dennis Daugaard (605-773-3212) and members of Congress now. • Attend the hearing in Pierre. PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR WATER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS! For more information, contact the Clean Water Alliance at nobhuranium@gmail or visit our website at bhcleanwateralliance.org For more information on Powertech Uranium, see powertechexposed CONTACT:CLEAN WATER ALLIANCEPO Box 591 Rapid City, SD 57709nobhuranium@gmail bhcleanwateralliance.org
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:31:19 +0000
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