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Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Results of a survey of Colorado residents conducted in 2001 to determine public attitudes towards such issues as food prices, food safety, pesticide use, environmental practices, wildlife and agriculture, animal welfare, land use, population growth, and agricultural land preservation. The study also looked for differences in attitudes among Coloradans that may be based on geographic location, length of residence, or other characteristics.
15) Summitville Mine
Pub. Date
2013
Description
This site is one of the "Superfund" hazardous waste sites in Colorado. A site qualifies for the National Priorities List (NPL or Superfund list) when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines there is a release or threatened release of hazardous substances that may endanger public health, welfare or the environment. In Colorado, the lead agency for Superfund remediation may be either the EPA or the Colorado Department of Public Health...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has requested an evaluation of alternatives for the permanent closure of the Reynolds Adit at the Summitville Mine Superfund Site (SMSS). The Reynolds Adit was driven in the late 1890s through early 1900s. The adit was to dewater the upper workings (thereby facilitating mining) in South Mountain and used to serve as an ore-haulage route for ore produced from these upper workings. During the most recent...
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
The Alamosa River Watershed Restoration Master Plan and Environmental Assessment (Master Plan) summarizes current environmental conditions and develops solutions for identified problems that will lead to a healthier watershed. The scope of the Master Plan includes the entire watershed (not just the area directly affected by Summitville Mine), and covers a broad array of natural resources and watershed functions and values. The result is a multidisciplinary...