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Major Wastewater Spill Result of EPA Cleanup Effort

On Aug. 5, an EPA team working at a Colorado gold mine accidentally released millions of gallons of wastewater into the nearby river. Now, that water is headed toward New Mexico.
  • By Jennifer West
  • August 11, 2015
Major Wastewater Spill Result of EPA Cleanup Effort

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Major Wastewater Spill Result of EPA Cleanup Effort
On August 5, while investigating the Gold King Mine in Colorado, an EPA cleanup team triggered a large release of mine wastewater into Cement Creek. (Photo: Jonathan Thompson, High Country News)

While investigating the Gold King Mine in Colorado on Aug. 5, the EPA and State Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety triggered a large release of mine wastewater into Cement Creek, which flows into Animas River. 

A plume of contaminated wastewater has reached northern

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