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Toxic Colorado Mine Spill 'Catastrophic,' Mayor Says
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Toxic Colorado Mine Spill 'Catastrophic,' Mayor Says | 11 Aug 2015 | Local officials in towns downstream from where millions of gallons of mine waste spilled into a southwest Colorado river are demanding answers about possible long-term threats to the water supply. Colorado and New Mexico declared stretches of the Animas and San Juan rivers to be disaster areas as the orange-colored waste stream made its way downstream toward Lake Powell in Utah after the spill Wednesday at the abandoned Gold King mine near Silverton, Colorado. The 3 million gallons of mine waste included high concentrations of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Workers with the EPA accidentally unleashed the spill as they inspected the abandoned mine site.
Source: http://www.legitgov.org/Toxic-Colorado-Mine-Spill-Catastrophic-Mayor-Says
