NEW MEXICO’S ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS ARE STILL FEELING THE IMPACT FROM THE GOLD KING MINE SPILL SIX MONTHS AGO. STATE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY RYAN FLYNN SAYS EVERY TIME RIVER FLOWS INCREASE, SO DO THE LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION IN THE WATER. AND THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE SPRING RUNOFF.
FLYNN SAYS THE MINE BLOWOUT DEPOSITED CLOSE TO 900-THOUSAND POUNDS OF HEAVY METALS IN THE STATE’S RIVER SYSTEM.
