Water pollution

Local 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

January 8, 2023

Local News

Durango-La Plata Airport to upgrade sewage treatment system

several periods of noncompliance, plans underway for new system

December 24, 2022

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

December 11, 2022

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

November 22, 2022

Local News

Seeping sewage torments Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park

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

October 24, 2022

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

October 24, 2022

Local News

Junction Creek Mobile Home Park under boil water advisory

Treatment plant turned off after chemical spill

October 5, 2022

Local News

Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows

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

May 31, 2022

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

March 30, 2022

Local News

EPA settles with Utah over Gold King Mine spill

The pH levels from the discharge at the Gold King Mine blowout on Aug. 5, 2105, the day of the…

August 5, 2020

Local News

Durango’s wastewater treatment plant behind schedule

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

June 26, 2019

Business

Bayfield firm looks to revolutionize wastewater treatment

Solutions uses substance first developed for Russian space program

February 24, 2019

Local News

County reconsiders new septic regulations

Moratorium passed to review transfer of title program

February 7, 2019

Local News

County reconsiders new septic regulations

Moratorium passed to review transfer of title program

February 6, 2019

Local News

Plant treats Gold King Mine waste despite government shutdown

says budget battle will not affect operations

December 26, 2018

Regional News

Utah, U.S. to launch study on mining pollution in Lake Powell

Effects of Gold King Mine spill will be considered

November 26, 2018

Regional News

EPA seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Colorado mine spill

Utah, New Mexico, Navajo Nation seek repayment of cleanup costs

July 27, 2018

Local News

Ash runoff from 416 Fire turns Animas River black

Biologists paying close attention to potential fish kill

June 18, 2018

Local News

Backlog gives Durango reprieve from wastewater quality deadline

says it could not have applied for an extension

April 29, 2018

Regional News

EPA may be overstating claims from Gold King Mine spill

says it is still reviewing requests for compensation

March 16, 2018

Nation & World

UN: Better protections needed from mine water disasters

The UN Environment Program report tallied 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade. Most involved dams or other…

November 14, 2017

Local News

Scott Pruitt’s trip to Silverton among questioned costs

head took chartered flight from Denver to Durango on taxpayers’ dime

September 28, 2017

Local News

Promising new technology cleans mine wastewater near Silverton

Texas-based company uses innovative technique

August 11, 2017

Local News

Drinking water at risk with new EPA proposals

Administration wants to repeal and replace 2015 Clean Water Rule

July 5, 2017