Tag
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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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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