From The Mineral County Miner (Toni Steffens-Steward):
The Willow Creek Reclamation Committee (WCRC) discussed finalizing three 319 mini-grants along with other upcoming activities at their monthly meeting.
The Five Mines Project grant for $200,000 will help to clean up or improve water quality at five local mine sites, Park Regent, the Phoenix Mill site, the Gormax, the Outlet and the Midwest. Water quality improvement projects would involve stopping metal loading into the creek.
Another $200,000 grant would be used for dewatering the Amethyst and Last Chance. The money would allow WCRC to conduct a dewatering test on the Nelson Tunnel to find out how much water is being pumped in and see if the dewatering plan was effective. The grant would also be used to put in control structures above and at the Amethyst portal and install rip-rap for stabilization along the creek.
The third grant would be used to create a watershed management plan. The money would be used for these projects and to cover the cost of administration related to them.
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