Water board won’t rehear town’s case against Florence Copper
by Mark Cowling | Casa Grande Dispatch
The Arizona Water Quality Appeals Board on July 13 rejected a request by the town of Florence and other plaintiffs to rehear their case against Florence Copper’s state environmental permit.
“Our temporary APP is final and valid,” and the company is entitled to conduct the activities prescribed in the permit, according to Stacy Gramazio, manager of communications and public affairs for Florence Copper. The plaintiffs still have 30 days to appeal in Superior Court. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality first issued Florence Copper a “temporary Aquifer Protection Permit” almost five years ago.
