Westwater Resources Files Key Environmental Permit for Coosa Graphite Project
NPDES Application Submitted to ADEM as Part of Mine Development Process
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite company (“Westwater” or the “Company”), today announced that it has filed an application for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) for its Coosa Graphite Project in Coosa County, Alabama.
The NPDES permit is required under the U.S. Clean Water Act and authorizes the regulated discharge of treated stormwater and other permitted water associated with mining and related site activities. The application filing represents an important step in the environmental permitting process for the Coosa Graphite Project.
The submitted application includes site-specific engineering, hydrologic, and environmental analyses to support compliance with applicable federal and state water quality standards. ADEM will review the application in accordance with its established regulatory procedures, which include technical evaluation and a public notice and comment period.
Frank Bakker, Chief Executive Officer of Westwater Resources, said:
We continue to advance the Coosa Graphite Project in a disciplined and responsible manner,
“Filing the NPDES permit application reflects the progress of our engineering and environmental work and supports our long-term plan to integrate Coosa as the primary source of natural graphite feedstock for our Kellyton Graphite Plant. Vertical integration remains central to our strategy as we build a domestic supply chain for battery-grade graphite.”
Westwater will continue to work with ADEM and other regulatory authorities as the permitting process moves forward.
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