building resilient communities: recovery from man-made disaster
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BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
RECOVERY FROM MAN MADE DISASTER
Laura Lewis MarchinoDeputy Director, Region 9 Economic Development
District
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REGION 9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF SW COLORADO
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SAN JUAN COUNTY/SILVERTON CO
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SILVERTON STATUS
• Located on the Million dollar highway• Geographically isolated• Last mine closed in 1991• Tourist based, seasonal jobs primarily in summer• 600 residents year-round• Low housing stock
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AUGUST 2015GOLD KING MINE
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ANIMAS RIVER
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PHOTO SEEN ROUND THE WORLD
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IMPACTS – SHORT & LONG TERM
• Tourism• Water quality• Relationships• Jobs• Housing
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THERE ARE OVER 300 MINES OR MINE FEATURES WITHIN THIS MINING DISTRICT.
UP TO 50 PART OF CLEAN-UP PROPOSAL
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SOME OF THE PROPOSED SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION
Silver Wing MineUpper Animas
10,000 cubic yards waste pile; 20 GPM Discharge
Kittimack TailingsUpper Animas
23,000 cubic yards waste pile
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SOME OF THE PROPOSED SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION
Mogul MineCement Creek
25,000 yards waste rock (at headwaters)
Groundwater Seep Near Mayflower Tailings
Upper AnimasUnknown Flow
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SOME OF THE PROPOSED SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION
Paradise MineMineral Creek
700 cubic yard waste rock; 500 GPM Drainage
Brooklyn MineMineral Creek
15,000 square yard waste pile; 35 GPM Discharge
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SUPERFUND ACTIVITIES 2016 -?
• Ecological •Human Health•Hydrology• Cultural Resources• Economic development*
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EARLY NEXT STEPS
• EDA grant – $57K Recovery coordinator for businesses• Housing grant – apartment and single family homes (Div
of Housing Dept of Local Affairs)• Water monitoring up and down river in affect• Warning system in place• Stakeholder group meets monthly with EPA on progress• Several communication/education initiatives
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1ST ANNIVERSARY
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RESOURCEShttp://animasrivercommunity.org
www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/animas-river-spillhttp
://sjbhd.org/gold-king-mine-incident-communications-update
/Region 9 EDD www.scan.org