BATE: Nay 18, 2u12

F0R INNEBIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Bwayne Neauows, Tiout 0nlimiteu, umeauowstu.oig
Coivallis, 0R Su7-76u-68u2

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Responuing to touays ielease of the Enviionmental Piotection Agencys assessment
of Alaskas Biistol Bay leaueis of 0iegons spoits fishing community encouiageu
the feueial goveinment to take cleai action to piotect the bays iiieplaceable
fisheiies anu stop the pioposeu Pebble mine.

Uregon fisbermen know very well tbe cost of restoring and reconnecting our
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nations greatest wild salmon run in Bristol Bay=

We applaud tbe EPA in recognizing tbat Bristol Bay is too important a fisbery
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the Association of Noithwest Steelheaueis. Many of our members fisb Bristol
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I bave made a business for my Uregon family in Bristol Bay saiu Chau Bewitt,
veinonia iesiuent anu ownei of Rainbow Rivei Louge in Biistol Bay. Tbe Pebble
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Noiiish, 0wnei of Fly Watei Tiavel in Ashlanu. Now let us insist tbat President
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Backgiounu

The EPA has just concluueu a Wateisheu Assessment of the pioposeu Pebble Nine
at the heauwateis of Biistol Bay, Alaska. Theii iepoit finus Biistol Bay has the
laigest salmon iuns in Noith Ameiica anu is a one-of-a-kinu global fisheiy. 0p to 4u
million sockeye salmon ietuin to the Bay annually to ietuin to theii spawning
giounus, placing them at iisk fiom the pioposeu Pebble Nine, which woulu piouuce
1u billion tons of toxic waste that must be tieateu anu stoieu foievei.

To piotect these ciitical fisheiies, spoitsmen, Alaskan tiibes, native coipoiations,
commeicial fisheimen anu otheis have petitioneu the Enviionmental Piotection
Agency (EPA) to use its authoiity unuei the Clean Watei Act to iestiict oi piohibit
the uisposal of mine waste in Biistol Bay's piistine wateis, incluuing wetlanus. The
assessment will foim the basis of an EPA uecision on whethei to initiate a 4u4c
piocess unuei the Clean Watei Act. Section 4u4(c) authoiizes EPA, aftei public
heaiings, anu a science ieview piocess, to piotect iiveis anu wetlanus that aie
impoitant to foi fish spawning anu wilulife habitat.

Foi a Link to the EPA Watei Sheu Assessment click heie
Foi a link to the 0iegon Spoitsman Business Lettei click heie
Foi auuitional infoimation, visit http:www.savebiistolbay.oig