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Residents press council on Copper World mine concerns, water and environmental risks
Summary
Several residents used the public-comment period to raise environmental and water-supply concerns about proposed nearby mining projects, urging town leaders to consider long-term aquifer impacts and to use influence with higher authorities.
Multiple residents used the council's public-comment period to urge the Town of Sahuarita and other officials to scrutinize proposed nearby copper‑mining projects and their potential impacts on water resources and local environments.
Rick Corrado said that projects such as Hudbay Minerals and other proposals would risk air pollution, water contamination and aquifer depletion. Corrado presented figures he said were reported by project proponents or observers: Global Water Resources / FICO withdraws about 5,306 acre‑feet per year; Hudbay Minerals proposals could withdraw…
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