A plume of contaminated mining wastewater has reached northern New Mexico waters, causing utilities in Aztec and Farmington to shut down river water intakes. The plume originated in Colorado when a team with the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally released 3 million...
Mining Wastewater Plume Spreads to New Mexico Waters
On Aug. 5, an EPA team working at a Colorado gold mine accidentally released 3 million gallons of wastewater into the nearby river. Now, that water is headed toward New Mexico.
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