March 8, 2021 — The United Tribes of Bristol Bay, Bristol Bay Native Association and Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation published “The Call” in December, after the Army Corps of Engineers denied Northern Dynasty’s permit application for the proposed Pebble Mine.
United Tribes of Bristol Bay is a Tribal consortium that represents 15 Tribes in the region. The Bristol Bay Native Association and the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation support UTBB’s proposal.
At a virtual town hall earlier this month, UTBB presented a road map for the two-part plan.
“Tribes in the region and BB leadership have came together once again, to revive their previous request for 404c action, and we put a proposal forward for both administrative and legislative action for Bristol Bay,” said UTBB Deputy Director Lindsay Layland said.
404c is a section of the Clean Water Act that restricts discharged dredged waste in defined waters or wetlands. Tribes in the region called for that veto over 10 years ago, when Pebble was first proposed.