The Colorado Natural Resources Damages Trustees approved the settlement -- the latest in a series of payouts following the spill – Thursday morning
Federal liability in the contamination comes from the fact that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials triggered the 3-million-gallon Gold King Mine spill. In addition, the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management manage other areas with mines that have also been the source of contamination in the area.
The area is so contaminated it’s classified as a federal Superfund Site, a designation reserved for the country’s most polluted areas. The settlement will set aside valuable money “to address these damages and invest in the restoration of natural resources in this part of the state,” Weiser, who is also chair of the state’s Natural Resources Trustees, added.
to pay another $40.1 million to the federal government and $4 million to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for additional cleanup efforts. In that 2022 settlement, the federal government agreed to kick in another $45 million.
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