Stories tagged with Animas River

Corinna Mokotoff (far left) stands with her crewmembers from the Southwest Conservation Corps on the banks of the Animas River, Tuesday, Sept. 22, where the team of sawyers have been hard at work cutting and clearing invasive tree species on Southern Ute tribal lands.

Fri Sep 25th, 2020

Southwest Conservation Corps assists Tribe with invasive tree removal

Fri Aug 16th, 2019

Bamboo & Brookies. What fun!

The Animas River, before and after the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, an environmental disaster that caught the attention of media across the nation.

Fri Aug 31st, 2018

Three-Year Water Quality Study reveals no lasting impacts from Gold King Mine Spill

Detailed look at the gills of a brown trout, show evidence of debris, causing the fish to suffocate. Trout being one of the most sensitive species in the Animas River regarding the effects of water quality.

Fri Aug 3rd, 2018

Animas River hit hard in the aftermath of 416 Fire

Recent precipitation did allow for La Plata County and the Southern Ute Reservation to downgrade fire restrictions, but Southwest Colorado remains in an extreme drought following a mild winter.

Wed Jul 18th, 2018

Drought conditions persists

pH tolerance values of Animas River trout and other aquatic life are in between 6-9.

Fri Jul 7th, 2017

Animas River health check

Tue Nov 22nd, 2016

San Juan Basin Health Reports on Animas River Sediment Testing Results

Thu Apr 28th, 2016

EPA proposes adding Bonita Peak Mining District to NPL List

Curtis Hartenstine, EPD Water Quality Program manager, discusses the importance of pH levels in the water.

Fri Nov 13th, 2015

Water Quality Program updates Animas River status

Water Quality Program Staff display instrument that collects data every 30 minutes in the River.

Wed Sep 30th, 2015

Gold King Mine Spill: Update on Animas River Health

Republican Presidential Candidate, Ben Carson, speaks at Rotary Park in Durango.

Fri Sep 4th, 2015

Presidential Candidate Ben Carson addresses Animas disaster

Patrick Pfaltzgraff, director of Water quality Control Division CDPHE, Tribal Councilman Tyson Thompson and Randy Brown, EPA Region Tribal Program manager, discuss the effects of the Gold King Mine spill during a tour of the blowout site, Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Fri Aug 21st, 2015

Time will tell the extent of the spill

Don Oliver

Fri Mar 20th, 2015

Taxes are good for tART

Kirk Lashmett, senior water quality specialist for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Water Quality Program, collects samples from the Animas River north of the Florida River confluence for laboratory testing.

Thu Jun 27th, 2013

Water Quality crew takes river health seriously

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