Pcs Phosphate Mine Continuation PDF Download

The USACE has received four applications for Department of the Army permits under SEction 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) from Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (Mosaic) and CF Industries, Inc. (CF Industries) (the Applicants) for four proposed phosphate mining projects. The specific projects being reviewed by the USACE, and the Deparment of the Army permit application numbers, are Mosaic's Desoto Mine (SAJ-2011-01968), Mosaic's Ona Mine (SAJ-2011-01869), Mosaic's Wingate East extension of the Wingate Creek Mine (SAJ-2009-03221), and CF Industries' South Pasture Mine Extension (SAJ-1993-01395). The USACE has identified and assessed aslternatices in this FInal AEIS: (1) a No Action alternative, (2) an Applicant's Preferred Alternative for the Desoto location, (3) an Applicant's Preferred Alternative at the Ona location, (4) an Applicant's Preferred Alternative at the Wingate East location, (5) and Applicant's Preferred Alternative at the South Pasture Mine extension location, and four additional offsite locations identified as Alternatives 6 through 9. Under the No Action Alternative, the mining that has already been authorized in the CFPD would continue as scheduled under currently approved state and Federal permits. The evaluations under this AEIS were performed with the assumption that once existing mining was completed, there would be no future mining authorized by the USACE. The Applicants would have the option to pursue mining that does not involve the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Under the other alternatives, mining could continue until as late as 2060.