APWater flows through a series of sediment retention ponds built to reduce heavy metal and chemical contaminants from the Gold King Mine wastewater accident, in the spillway about 1/4 mile downstream from the mine, outside Silverton, Colo., Friday, Aug. 14, 2015.
signaled its approval for a Superfund site following the August 2015 spill.
But Durango City Councilor Sweetie Marbury says it's about signaling to Gov. John Hickenlooper that the Superfund designation efforts have grassroots support.
"People come to City Council and ask us to do that," she said about the resolution. "Our mayor went to Washington and testified in front of Congress about the spill. We know this is not going to go away."
La Plata County is also expected to support a Superfund designation in a vote next week.
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