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EPA taking 1st big steps to clean up leaking Colorado mines

EPA taking 1st big steps to clean up leaking Colorado mines

By /May 23, 2019 /Local News

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take the first major steps this summer to clean up wastewater flowing from dozens of old mines at a Superfund site in southwestern Colorado, officials said Thursday. The work includes dredging contaminated sediment from streams and ponds, diverting water away from […]

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EPA sets long-term goals for Colorado mining Superfund site

EPA sets long-term goals for Colorado mining Superfund site

By /March 13, 2019 /Local News

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced three long-term goals Wednesday for cleaning up the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site in southwestern Colorado. The goals call for improving water quality in four sections of rivers and streams, stabilizing mine waste piles to keep more pollutants from leaching into waterways […]

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