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Gold King Mine Spill: Environmental Law And Legal Protections For Environmental Responders, Clifford J. Villa
Gold King Mine Spill: Environmental Law And Legal Protections For Environmental Responders, Clifford J. Villa
Utah Law Review
On August 5, 2015, EPA contractors working at the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado accidently released approximately three million gallons of contaminated mine water into the drainage of the Animas River. The water contained metals which created a bright orange plume that coursed down the Animas River and into the connecting San Juan River for many days, attracting nationwide attention and creating great concern for many local communities. The plume touched at least three states, three tribes, and numerous municipalities. The release fortunately did not prove an environmental catastrophe as many people feared at the time. However, it did …