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This was on my local news a couple of days ago, and I found it quite humerous that the EPA caused the spill. That's about like the FDA releasing tainted beef and then saying "it's fine".
This was on my local news a couple of days ago, and I found it quite humerous that the EPA caused the spill. That's about like the FDA releasing tainted beef and then saying "it's fine".
If you go out into your backyard you are going to find heavy metals in the soil, RUN!
Without any quantification of the levels people are just making assumptions and certainly the word of an envirovenalists is the last pace you want to get qualified information from.
I don't know the exact situation here but if I were to guess as I previously mentioned this holding pond wax probably built within the last few decades, previous to that the run off would have been going directly into the waterway. In my area what they will do is build a series of them. These are adaptable to aquatic plants, it's essentially an artificial wetland. This allows the sediment to settle and the plants help filter it.
I'm hearing from my friends that there were three holding ponds up there. About six weeks ago, the EPA made a different reservoir with some sort of holding damn. My friends were not on site, so take that with a grain of salt. Anywho, we do know the EPA made changes and then breeched those changes. At least they aren't denying it, I'll give them that.
The EPA hasn't shared information about the levels of heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, etc. in the water with Durango officials. The EPA has admitted fault but aren't being forthcoming with relevant information. The Durango Herald 08/08/2015 | Water conservation paying off
"An EPA crew accidentally unleashed 1 million gallons of wastewater"
I know, I had to change my rafting plans. Makes me sick, I love the Animas.
"There's Gold in dem der waters!"...........well, it looks like it now.
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