By Tony Davis | Arizona Daily Star
A federal Clean Water Act permit should be denied to the proposed Rosemont Mine southeast of Tucson, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles regional office says.
But a decision by the Corps — which can be appealed — could be six months off due to its complexity, a Corps spokeswoman said.
The Corps’ L.A. district commander sent the recommendation this week to the agency’s San Francisco regional office, which will make the final decision, a spokesman said Thursday. Corps spokesman Dave Palmer declined to discuss the recommendation or release a copy.
