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Water Quality Appeals Board Remands Florence Copper Permit to ADEQ for Limited Review

Florence, Ariz. (Nov. 14, 2014) – Florence Copper Inc. (Florence Copper) announces that the Arizona Water Quality Appeals Board (WQAB) has rejected the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) recommendation to rescind the temporary Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) issued to Florence Copper and instead remanded the permit to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to address a few specific issues. Further, the WQAB has adopted the ALJ’s recommendation to accept all remaining terms and conditions in the permit.