Niocorp Developments Ltd (NB)

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The WOTUS regulations were extra onerous compared to the Clean Water Act. My point was that we don't have to worry about that extra level of regulatory scrutiny anymore going forward - I in no way referred to the Clean Water Act in my original post.

As far as getting rid of the water from the mine....

niocorp.com/index.php/press-releases/323-southeastern-nebraska-county-leaders-express-preliminary-support-for-niocorp-s-proposed-elk-creek-waterline

Waterline’s Path is Designed to Minimize Impacts to County Roads and to the Environment, and Could Deliver an Added Water Resource to Downstream Agricultural and Other Water Consumers

NioCorp representatives recently presented the outlines of its proposed 30-mile waterline in public meetings with officials in Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, and Richardson counties in Southeast Nebraska. The preferred route is designed to minimize impacts to existing paved roads and to streams and wetlands.

None of the county officials expressed opposition to the waterline, and a number of officials voiced public support for the concept during the public meetings where the Company presented its proposals, according to Mark A. Smith, NioCorp’s Executive Chairman and CEO.

“We are very pleased with the initial reception by local Nebraska leaders to the Elk Creek waterline concept,” said Mr. Smith. “Scott Honan and his team have worked very hard to minimize its potential impact on multiple levels. We examined three main alternatives for the route as well as a number of sub alternatives to each main alternative. The alignment we intend to propose in our final Feasibility Study and for ongoing permitting is one that avoids paved roads as well as minimizes impacts to waterbodies and wetlands. It also maximizes the use of existing rights of way as much as possible, so that we minimize the need to access private land.”

“We are continuing to work to complete all necessary environmental surveys for the preferred alignment, and crews are in the field right now,” Mr. Smith added.

Does not sound like any roadblocks ahead to me.