Sierra Club's Michigan Sulfide Mining Project, Menominee River

Grantee: Sierra Club Mackinac Chapter
Title: Michigan Sulfide Mining Project, Menominee River Component
Watershed(s): Menominee River Watershed
Funding Amount: $18,426.00
Contact: Rita Jack, Ph: 517-484-2372, rita.jack@sierraclub.org
Project Duration : 2006-2008

 

The Sierra Club Mackinac Chapter received funding to expand monitoring efforts under its Michigan Sulfide Ore Mining Project into Menominee County. The purpose of the project was to document current and future water quality conditions at a minimum of ten sites along the Menominee River and tributaries (in the western Upper Peninsula) in an area of current and planned sulfide mining.

Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP)

Final Report

Project Fact Sheet





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