Friday s oral arguments revolved around whether the act of pumping water from the mine to the surface, storing it, and then pumping it back into the ground elsewhere qualified as a "use" of water that Tintina should have to apply for a permit for.
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The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments Friday morning in Missoula on the second part of a challenge to permits granted by the state to a mining company that wants to build a copper mine near White Sulphur Springs in a water drainage above the renowned Smith River. The two sides in the case say the […] The post Supreme Court hears arguments on water permits for copper mine near Smith River appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Friday s oral arguments revolved around whether the act of pumping water from the mine to the surface, storing it, and then pumping it back into the ground elsewhere qualified as a "use" of water that Tintina should have to apply for a permit for.