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Water Pollution

More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns

PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers A single serving of freshwater fish can deliver as much PFAS “forever chem...

DATE: Jan 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What was the social impact of Gold King?

Environmentally, the spill was negligible. But seeing a mustard-yellow river spurred action to clean up mines

DATE: Jan 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango-La Plata Airport to upgrade sewage treatment system

After several periods of noncompliance, plans underway for new system

DATE: Dec 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango-area subdivision couldn’t be more proud of its wastewater discharge

Housing development has a state-of-the-art $8.6 million sewage system out of Austria

DATE: Dec 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health announces free well testing for ‘forever chemicals’

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will provide funding to test for PFAS

DATE: Nov 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Seeping sewage torments Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park

Wastewater lagoon discharges 10,000 gallons per day into namesake creek

DATE: Oct 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park under sale contract to local buyer

Purchase has been underway for more than a year, but residents were just recently notified

DATE: Oct 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Junction Creek Mobile Home Park under boil water advisory

Treatment plant turned off after chemical spill

DATE: Oct 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows

Upgrades to city’s treatment plant benefit aquatic life, recreation

DATE: May 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA settles with Utah over Gold King Mine spill

SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. government settled a lawsuit Wednesday brought by the state of Utah over a mine waste spill caused by federal workers that sent wastewater downstream to several sta...

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s wastewater treatment plant behind schedule

City hoped it would be done in May, now it’s September

DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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