An Arizona creek threatened by pollution from a proposed copper mine near Phoenix will receive lead and copper contamination limits under a proposed consent decree that the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.
Under the proposed decree, the EPA will establish a total maximum daily load, or TMDL, for lead and copper for Queen Creek by July 2028 unless the state does so first. The decree is a response to a lawsuit filed in September by the Arizona Mining Reform Coalition and other environmental groups, including the Sierra Club.
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