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Ouray Hyrdopower Reservoir Flushing Update #1

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     Due to public interest in the impact of the reservoir’s sediment flushing on the Uncompahgre River, former UWP Coordinator Agnieszka Przeszlowska and the Ouray Public Health Director collected river water samples in the week following the flushing. The samples are being analyzed for heavy metal content at labs to understand some of the … Read more

UWP mine remediation projects featured in article on mine spill into Animas River

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“The Gold King Mine spill is very unfortunate. But it is also bringing public awareness to the magnitude of water quality problems associated with abandoned mines in our region and highlights the need for more remediation,” said Przeszlowska. “The Uncompahgre River headwaters are defined by the same highly mineralized Silverton Caldera as the Animas watershed and numerous abandoned mines also exist in the Uncompahgre … Read more

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