SIGNIFICANT PERMIT STATUS

Significant permits received or expected to date:

Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Air Permit

• Application submitted: October 2008
• Permit Issued: December 2008

Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Industrial Wastewater Permit

• Application submitted: February 2009
• Permit Issued: January 2010

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Application submitted: August 2007
• Current Status: Environmental Impact Study (EIS) underway

Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection ERP

• Application submitted: October 2008
• Current Status: Information "Deemed Complete" by agency on March 26, 2010

Southwest Florida Water Management District WUP

• Application submitted: June 2008
• Current Status: Information "Deemed Complete" by agency on March 26, 2010

Levy County Special Exception

• Initial Application submitted: October 2007
• Current Status: Awaiting FDEP Notice of Intent to Issue (NOI)

Studies Completed:

• Traffic Study
• Accident Analysis – Levy County
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
• Affect of Mine on property values
• Appraisal of Mitigation lands
• Blasting/Vibrations Study
• Wetlands delineation (FDEP & USACoE)
• Karst Report
• Historical & Archeological
• Vegetation Survey
• Wildlife Survey
• Surface Water Quality Monitoring Report

Studies Underway:

• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• Alternatives Analysis
• UMAM
• Groundwater Modeling
• Noise Study