![]() Together, we have halted the damage caused by suction dredging where endangered salmonids live, brought mining practices in line with state water quality laws and the Clean Water Act, and took an important step toward a future with greater abundance of salmon and steelhead for all Washingtonians. The map below gives a good depiction of habitat that will now be protected. This law will now protect 11,000 miles of ESA critical habitat, and 61,000 other miles of not critical habitat. As of June 11th, 398 of those permits will be “illegal,” in other words, miners will not be able to mine where the permits allowed prior to that date. ![]() Update: WDFW reported told that there are 400 outstanding permits for motorized mining. ![]()
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