The plume is 30 feet deep and spreads entirely under U.S. Highway 160, turning the scenic byway into a toxic highway.

The Bureau of Land Management plans to sell new sites from Mancos to Hesperus. The agency has had more than seven years to clean up my now-valueless parcels.

The government cannot enforce regulations, fine or even police one well, right in front of a national park.

Ray McCarty

Mancos