THE REGION SEEKS TO REVOER PENALTIES FOR NPDES PERMIT VIOLATIONS FROM GREENS CREEK FOR EXCEEDANCES OF PERMIT LIMITS ON PH, COPPER AND ZINC. THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM IS ROUGHTLY $13 MILLION AND THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT PENALTY IS ROUGHLY $210,000. ECONOMIC BENEFIT IS A LITTLE OVER ONE-HALF OF THAT TOTAL. THE REGION AND GREENS CREEK ARE IN AGREEMENT OVER THE NUMBER OF PERMIT VIOLATIONS AND THE MEASURE OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT. GREENS CREEK IS INTERESTED IN ACHIEVING SETTLEMENT PRIOR TO RESUMING MINING OPERATION THIS SUMMER.