![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Suction dredge miners are required to obtain Clean Water Act permits, known as a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, to limit the harm they cause Idaho’s rivers. Suction dredge mining leaves behind dredge holes and waste rock piles in the riverbed. After sorting, most riverbed materials are discarded from the floating dredge into the river, creating a muddy plume that flows downstream. Suction dredge mining is a method of mining gold from riverbeds in which an underwater hose is used to suck up riverbed materials and then sort them for gold. ![]() Represented by Advocates for the West, the Idaho Conservation League (ICL) filed the lawsuit against Poe, of California, in August 2018 for illegal suction dredge mining on the South Fork of the Clearwater River, which provides critical habitat for salmon, steelhead, bull trout and other sensitive species. The ruling also prohibits Poe from mining on the South Fork in the future unless he secures and complies with a Clean Water Act permit. The fine represents one of the largest Clean Water Act penalties against an individual in Idaho. Jonathan Oppenheimer, ICL External Relations Director, (208) 20 x 226īryan Hurlbutt, Staff Attorney, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x 206Ībby Urbanek, ICL Communications Manager, (208) 345-6933 x 214 Court levies $150,000 fine against suction dredge miner who polluted Idaho’s Clearwater RiverīOISE, ID - In a September 28 ruling, Chief US Magistrate Judge Raymond Patricco levied a $150,000 fine against suction dredge miner Shannon Poe, who polluted the South Fork of the Clearwater River and refused to secure a permit as required under the Clean Water Act. For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 29, 2022 ![]()
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