Slavik reported in late March, 2023 that the Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District, announced during the Feb. 27 meeting of the county commissioners court that the GCGCD is contesting permits obtained by Uranium Energy Corp for the construction of disposal wells in the Ander and Weser areas.
“In reviewing their permit that they have with TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality), we discovered they are looking to put these disposal wells in an area that has 11 fault lines and multiple old oil well sites,” Korth told the court. “Our concern is that these fault lines and well sites could allow contaminants from their injection wells into the aquifers our citizens use for domestic and livestock.”
Korth said UEC has not shown proof that such contamination could not happen.
“Nor are they willing to install monitor wells, which would detect any contaminant movement,” Korth said.
According to Korth, the GCGCD is in mediation with UEC and the TCEQ to resolve the issues.
“But to date, UEC has not shown any desire to change their permit to address those issues we’ve raised,” Korth said. “When we get to the contested case hearing, the county, as an affected party, may join in at that hearing. Any adjacent landowners who may be impacted by the permit can also join in at the contested case hearing.”
The date, time and site of the hearing has not been set. Korth said UEC has also submitted a permit to the TCEQ for renewal of its mining operations.
“The groundwater district is currently reviewing that permit and, when allowed, we’ll be making additional comments to the TCEQ on that separate permit,” Korth said.
UEC did not return attempts by the Advance-Guard to reach it for comment.
Never-the-less, Uranium Energy Corp is the fastest-growing supplier of fuel for the green energy transition to a low-carbon future. UEC is the largest, diversified North American-focused uranium company, advancing the next generation of low-cost, environmentally friendly In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mining uranium projects in the United States and high-grade conventional projects in Canada. The Company has two production-ready ISR hub and spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming, anchored by fully licensed and operational central processing plants. This growth means jobs for local residents.
UEC also has seven U.S. ISR uranium projects with all their major permits in place.
Additionally, the Company has diversified uranium holdings including:
(1) one of the largest physical uranium portfolios of U.S. warehoused U3O8;
(2) a major equity stake in Uranium Royalty Corp., the only royalty company in the sector; and
(3) a pipeline of resource-stage uranium projects....such as in Goliad County, Texas.
The Company's operations are managed by professionals with decades of hands-on experience in the key facets of uranium exploration, development, and mining.
UEC is also pleased to announce the recent appointment of Trecia Canty to the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Canty has over 25 years of experience in finance, strategic transactions, corporate governance, compliance, enterprise risk and ESG and has extensive energy industry experience, including exploration and production, public utilities, pipelines and related businesses in the United States and Canada. Ms. Canty is presently the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and a member of the Executive Committee of PBF Energy Inc., a Fortune 200 company that is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers of unbranded transportation fuels, heating oil, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants and other petroleum products in the United States. Ms. Canty has been recognized by a number of professional distinctions including recognition in the Lawyers of Color Power List in 2020, inclusion in the Women Inc. 100 Top Corporate Counsel list in 2019 and recognition by Black Enterprise Magazine in its Most Powerful Women in Business in 2019.
Amir Adnani, CEO and President, stated, "We are delighted to welcome Trecia Canty to our Board of Directors. Trecia brings a wealth of experience that will be invaluable in supporting our ongoing growth strategy."
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