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Washington suction dredge mining9/2/2023 ![]() Imagine a high-powered vacuum floating on pontoons. ICL expects a hearing, further briefing, and a ruling in 2022. Following the ruling the Poe trial, entered the “penalty phase” where the court will determine the appropriate penalty for 42 days of dredging that spanned 2014-2018. In June 2021, former Magistrate Judge Ron Bush found in ICL’s favor, determining that Poe had violated the Clean Water Act and dismissing many of the same arguments that Grissom posed in his defense. Using the citizen enforcement provisions of the Clean Water Act, ICL filed a complaint in the U.S. ICL brought suit against California-based dredge mining advocate Shannon Poe in another ongoing case. ![]() ![]() An Administrative Law Judges considered each of these cases. Previously, Robert Rice of Idaho Falls was fined $3,600, and David Erlanson of Swan Valley, Idaho was fined $6,600 for one day of dredging in the South Fork Clearwater River. Grissom is the fourth individual who has been cited under the Clean Water Act for failing to adhere to the rules and obtain an Idaho dredge mining permit. In his ruling, they determined that Grissom’s arguments were without merit. While Grissom initially attempted to dispute the charges, claiming that suction dredge mining does not discharge pollutants, the Administrative Law Judge found otherwise. The case against Carl Grissom of Richland, Washington, was based on evidence collected by ICL during the summer of 2018, which EPA used to prosecute Mr. The South Fork Clearwater River, near Elk City, is located in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and has long been an important spawning stream for salmon, steelhead, several species of native trout, along with other aquatic species. Recently, a Washington dredge miner paid a record-setting $24,000 fine for nine days of dredging in the South Fork Clearwater River, which occurred during the summer of 2018. ![]() Dredge miners who choose to mine in Idaho without proper permits face increasing monetary penalties for flouting regulations. ![]()
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