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superfund

5 Porch Notes tagged “superfund,” from counties across Colorado.

Water and land - Clear Creek County

Old mines still shape the water in Clear Creek

Clear Creek County's mining past left behind a federal cleanup site, and treated mine drainage is part of how water quality is managed along Clear Creek today.

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Home and property - Lake County

Leadville's mining past includes a Superfund cleanup site

The California Gulch Superfund site covers part of central Lake County, and the EPA is the official source for its boundaries and cleanup status.

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Outdoors and wildfire - San Juan County

The Bonita Peak Superfund cleanup near Silverton, explained calmly

Old mines around Silverton drain metals into the upper Animas River, and the area is a federal Superfund site under long-term cleanup.

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History and culture - Eagle County

Gilman, a ghost town clinging to a cliff above the Eagle River

The abandoned company town of Gilman clings to Battle Mountain above the Eagle River, a striking sight from US 24 with a rich mining and cleanup story.

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History and culture - Montrose County

Western Montrose County's uranium years left a real legacy at Uravan

The former town and mill of Uravan, in far western Montrose County, was a major uranium and vanadium center whose contamination became an EPA Superfund cleanup, a history best learned from official sources.

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