To better reflect the enormity of the problem, we should be talking about “at least 3 million gallons” of toxic water, based on EPA estimates. The difference is far more than semantic.

Cathy Hartney

Durango

Editor’s note: Reader Hartney, who sent this Aug. 8, is correct. As the Herald reported Aug. 10, the Environmental Protection Agency has revised its estimate of the spill from 1 million gallons to 3 million gallons.