Quotes EPA Peer Review on Pebble EPA report from Independent Scientists 

"Some of the assumptions appear to be somewhat inconsistent with mines in Alaska. In particular, the descriptions or effects of stream flows from dewatering and water use do not account for recycling process water, bypassing clean water around the project, or treating and discharging collected water." -Phyllis K. Weber Scannell, environmental consultant,former biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game"

"If the risk to fish cannot be quantified because there is little or no demographic info, then any evaluation of risk to wildlife can't be quantified and must be qualitative.Stating that a qualitative increased risk for fish will result in qualitative increased risk is not adequate. -Paul Whitney, retired wildlife ecologist with extensive experience in fish and wildlife interaction

Charles Slaughter, hydrologist University of Idaho. Slaughter called sections of the EPA's draft report "pure hogwash."