TSX-V: EWK
OTCQB: EAATF
VANCOUVER, BC, June 6, 2024
/CNW/ - Earthworks Industries Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to
provide this update on the status of the development of its
integrated waste handling project ("the Project") on
the Cortina Rancheria in Colusa
County, California. The project is being developed by the
Company's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Cortina Integrated Waste
Management Inc. ("CIWM")
With federal approval, CIWM holds a lease of 443 acres of the
Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation's Cortina Rancheria for the development
of an integrated waste handling operation, which includes a
material recovery system, composting, soil decontamination, and
landfill operations.
In a News Release dated May 7,
2024, the Company reported that pursuant to the EPA's Draft
Guidance for Municipal Waste Landfills in Indian Country, ("Draft
Guidance") the United States Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA") Region 9, published a Notice in the Sacramento Bee on
May 3, 2024, regarding our Proposed
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill. The EPA invited public comment on
the Notice for a period of 30 days, which ended on June 3, 2024.
The Company continues to wait for EPA to complete its review of
the remaining Site-Specific Flexibility Requests (SSFRs) pursuant
to EPA's Draft Guidance. EPA has not yet shared the public's
comments, if any were made, scheduled a public hearing or issued or
denied tentative approval of CIWM's SSFR request. The Company's
understanding is that there will be no need to respond to any
public comments and will now be engaging directly with the Tribal
environmental agency and EPA to resolve with finality any remaining
deficiencies.
Reaching the public comment stage under the Draft Guidance put
CIWM at a significant new step in the process for approval at
Cortina and we will be expressing our appreciation to the Cortina
team for collaborating with us to move the Project forward.
The next step under our plan for Cortina is retaining the law
firm, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP ("Hunton") to assist CIWM with
finalization of our submissions to the Tribe and the EPA. Hunton is
a leading firm in all areas of environmental project development,
operations, and regulatory requirements. They will be invaluable in
navigating the final steps under the Draft Guidance.
A second addition to the Cortina team at this time is Geosyntec
Consultants, an extremely experienced consulting firm based in
Oakland, California. Geosyntec
will play an integral role in preparing and finalizing the SSFR
submission to both the Tribal environmental agency and EPA.
The Company will also be handing over day-to-day management of
Cortina to Mr. Richard Powell, the
CEO of CIWM.
Mr. David Atkinson, President
& CEO of Earthworks Industries commented "We are pleased to
finally be at this stage in the Guidance process as it is an
important step for the Company. We are also extremely fortunate to
have someone of Mr. Powell's experience available, to take on the
task of completing this critical stage. Rick has a wealth of
experience in finalizing permitting for operations of this
nature."
The Cortina Project's focus is on creating a whole new standard
of regulations for environmentally responsible waste handling by
complying with the stringent regulations of the State of California, the Tribe and U.S. EPA.
The Company continues to work enthusiastically in
collaboration with both the Tribal and federal agencies to complete
the current stage of regulatory approval at Cortina and to move
ahead with the precedent-setting development it represents.
Forward Looking
Statements:
The news release contains "forward-looking information" and
"forward-looking statements" (collectively 'forward-looking
statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian
securities regulations. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on
expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news
release. Any statements that involve discussions with respect to
predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objective
assumptions, future events or performance (often but not
always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is
expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans",
"budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or
"intends" or "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken
to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and
may be forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance, or achievements of the Company or CIWM to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements are described under the "Risks and Uncertainties
Statement" attached to this news release. Forward- looking
statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news
release. The Company will update these forward-looking statement
and Risks and Uncertainties as a result of new information,
results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates
or opinions should change, or otherwise. There can be no assurance
that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking
statements.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation services
provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this News Release.
SOURCE Earthworks Industries Inc.