PIERRE, S.D. On Monday, the South Dakota Department of Health reported 92 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 94,652. 24 of the 116 total cases are considered as new probable cases. 11 South Dakota residents have died from coronavirus-related complications. The state death toll is now 1,667. 28 confirmed.
The Oglala Sioux Tribe (“Petitioner”) filed a December 24th Petition for Review (“Petition”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) issuance of an underground injection control (“UIC”) Class III area permit and Class V area permit for the Powertech (USA) Inc. (“Powertech”) Dewey-Burdock Uranium In-Situ Recovery Project (“Project”).
The Project is located in Custer and Fall River Counties, South Dakota.
The federal Safe Drinking Water Act UIC program regulates six classes of injection wells. Each well class is based on the type and depth of the injection activity. Also addressed is the potential for the injection activity to result in endangerment of an underground source of drinking water. Note that:
SD DOH: 445 total new COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths statewide
December 31, 2020
121 of the 445 total cases are considered as new probable cases.
24 South Dakota residents have died from coronavirus-related complications. The state death toll is now 1,488.
116 confirmed cases were reported West River: 71 in Pennington County, 13 in Lawrence County, eight in Meade County, five in Todd County, four each in Butte and Oglala Lakota Counties, three each in Dewey and Fall River Counties and one each in Bennett, Corson, Lyman, Perkins and Stanley Counties,
25 new probable cases were reported West River: nine in Pennington County, six in Todd County, five in Tripp County, two in Lyman County and one each in Lawrence, Meade and Stanley Counties.
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