Rep. Betsy Markey and Sen. Michael Bennet, both Democrats, are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to hear Northern Colorado residents' concerns about water pollution before the agency acts on Powertech's proposed Centennial Project uranium mine. The mine is planned for a site in Weld County about 15 miles northeast of Fort Collins where uranium would be extracted using a process called in situ leaching. The town and city councils of Fort Collins, Greeley, Ault, Timnath, Nunn and Wellington have passed resolutions opposing the mine because they fear it will contaminate ground water.

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