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PCS Phosphate This page will be used to post to the public, materials in support of the permit application for expansion of the PCS mining operations in Aurora, North Carolina, when they are received. July 1, 2009 - Monitoring reports and data for PCS Phosphate permit News RECORD OF DECISION - June 3, 2009 (download complete copy 9 MB) Action ID: 200110096 - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Phosphate Division, Aurora Operation Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Phosphate Division, Aurora Operation (PCS) applied for Department of the Army authorization to undertake an approximately 11,909 acre mine advance into an approximately 15,100 acre project area surrounding its current mining operation located north of Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina. The proposed expansion would occur over an approximately 37 year period and would impact approximately 4,135 acres of waters of the United States including wetlands adjacent to The Pamlico River, South Creek and Durham Creek. The Purpose and Need for the proposed action is to continue mining its [the applicant’s] phosphate reserve in an economically viable fashion. More specifically, the applicant’s purpose and need is to implement a long-term systematic and cost-effective mine advance within the project area for the ongoing PCS mine operation at Aurora, North Carolina. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Regulatory Division (Corps) has prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to examine the impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. Specific plans and location information are fully described in the final EIS (FEIS). PCS Phosphate Company has contacted the Corps of Engineers Wilmington District concerning planned potential impacts to wetlands and waters of the United States, potentially including navigable waters, needed to continue its phosphate mining operations. The location for these potential impacts may be off of NC 306, adjacent to the Pamlico River, South Creek, and associated tributaries, north of Aurora, in Beaufort County, North Carolina. The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared by a third party, paid by the applicant and approved by the Corps of Engineers, consistent with policy outlined in Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL 05-08). Final Environmental Impact Statement (5-23-2008) The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments on the proposed activity, the alternatives and the FEIS. The Corps will accept written comments pertinent to the proposed work, the alternatives and the FEIS until 5pm, July 7, 2008. Comments should be submitted to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Regulatory Division. ATTN: File Number 2001-10096, Post Office Box 1890, Wilmington, NC 28402-1890. Questions about the proposed action and FEIS can be directed to Mr. Tom Walker, Project Manager, Regulatory Division, telephone: (828) 271-7980 extension 222 Public Notice Supplementary - Draft Environmental Impact Statement (11-06-07) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (10-20-06) Public Notice - News Release 10-24-06 - Summary 10/4/2007 - Transcript of Public Meeting on Proposed Permit on December 14, 2006 6:30 p.m. Southside High School Chocowinity, North Carolina.
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