Uranium
December 18, 2009--Report: EPA permit would allow Powertech to contaminate aquifer with proposed uranium mine near Fort Collins (Colorado Independent)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents obtained by Environment Colorado reveal behind-closed-doors negotiations between the EPA and Powertech USA that would allow the company to contaminate part of the underground aquifer beneath its proposed Centennial uranium mine north of Fort Collins, according to the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
October 17, 2009--EPA action would make homes worthless (Sterling Journal Advocate)
“We tried pulling every rabbit out of the hat that we could get,” Mayor Dan Jones told the Logan County Board of Realtors at their general membership meeting on Thursday. He was referring to the solution the city has come up with to address the issues that cause the Sterling water supply to be no longer in compliance with EPA regulations.
October 1, 2009--Salazar, Markey, Bennet secure cash to clean up water wells (Colorado Independent)
As if we didn’t already know this, here’s this civics lesson again: it does matter what committee appointments your representatives snag.
July 5, 2009--Canon City residents fear risk of former mill's radioactivity (Denver Post)
Under pressure from Coloradans, the government has launched a review of radon emission standards at uranium-processing facilities.
April 1, 2009--Feds boost cleanup of Utah uranium tailings (Aspen Times)
The U.S. Energy Department has allocated $108 million in economic stimulus aid for removing the 16 million ton radioactive tailings pile on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah.
November 7, 2008--Group appeals water permit to LES plant (Denver Post)
An environmental group says it feels like state officials ignored concerns it raised over a water discharge permit for a uranium enrichment plant in southeastern New Mexico, and has appealed to the state C
August 22, 2008--Water man Bill Wright picked for state board (Sterling Journal Advocate)
A city of Sterling employee has been appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to the Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board (WWFOCB). Bill Wright, water and wastewater superintendent for the Sterling Water and Wastewater Division of the Public Works Department, received word of the appointment in July.
May 30, 2008--Treating 'hot' water has high price tag (Pueblo Chieftain)
The state has spent $1 million so far to help small water systems deal with radioactive materials in water supplies. The eventual cost will be much greater, however, making alternatives such as the Arkansas Valley Conduit a more affordable option.
April 27, 2008--Water failing state's tests (Denver Post)
People in 37 small communities across the state are drinking tap water that violates new health standards for radioactive contaminants, according to state records. Health officials are now trying to help those water systems — serving 30,000 people — remove the naturally occurring uranium and radium radionuclides, which pose a threat of cancer and kidney damage.
