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Resident proposes managed discharge plan to reuse mine water rather than direct dumping
Summary
A local geologist proposed routing mine discharge into detention and recharge areas to restore groundwater, increase carbon capture and support downstream ranching and wildlife, and urged public engagement to influence the mine and Forest Service.
John Nordstrom, a self-described geologist who lives near the proposed mine, presented a technical proposal to the Nogales City Council on Oct. 1 that would distribute mine discharge into targeted hydrologic units to recharge aquifers and support the San Rafael Valley and local ranchlands.
Nordstrom described the scale of proposed mine discharge—"6 and a half million gallons potentially per day at full production"—and said his approach,…
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