Colorado AG Settled with Mining Company over Toxic Wastewater Spill

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, along with the Colorado Natural Resources Trustees, announced a settlement with a company that was liable for the 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill, which released toxic wastewater from a mine into a Colorado watershed. The company will pay $1.6 million that will go towards restoring the natural resources damaged by the incident.

• Documents: Consent DecreeCO Press Release
• Document Type: Press Releases/Statements Settlements
• States: Colorado
• Issues: Fossil Fuels Mining Natural Resources Public Lands & Wildlife Toxics Water Water Pollution
• Era: Non-Federal
• Action Type: Environmental Enforcement Litigation