Posted on Jun 14, 2023
Crook County residents fear mining company polluted their water. Here’s how Oregon investigated
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There are more pollutants in our water than the news reports. I think it’s safe to say we all should be concerned about what’s in our water.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The price of non-disclosure
Adam Mikulski came to Knife River with concerns about its Woodward pit before it opened in 2016.
State records suggest those negotiations led the company to pay for a new well at Mikulski’s house, across the street from the pit. The driller initially listed Knife River as the owner of the well. The company’s name was later crossed out of the paperwork and replaced with Mikulski’s.
Knife River monitors that well now, and its data was used to support dismissing the recent groundwater complaints.
Mikulski won’t discuss the deal, he said, because of a non-disclosure agreement.
That didn’t stop his wife Karen from contacting DOGAMI in 2021 to report the company for illegal dumping, resulting in the DEQ penalty.
The agencies’ response left Adam Mikulski feeling cynical.
“They just take [Knife River’s] word for it and, and they don’t come out and check,” he said of the regulators."...
..."The price of non-disclosure
Adam Mikulski came to Knife River with concerns about its Woodward pit before it opened in 2016.
State records suggest those negotiations led the company to pay for a new well at Mikulski’s house, across the street from the pit. The driller initially listed Knife River as the owner of the well. The company’s name was later crossed out of the paperwork and replaced with Mikulski’s.
Knife River monitors that well now, and its data was used to support dismissing the recent groundwater complaints.
Mikulski won’t discuss the deal, he said, because of a non-disclosure agreement.
That didn’t stop his wife Karen from contacting DOGAMI in 2021 to report the company for illegal dumping, resulting in the DEQ penalty.
The agencies’ response left Adam Mikulski feeling cynical.
“They just take [Knife River’s] word for it and, and they don’t come out and check,” he said of the regulators."...
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