How are communities, businesses, and regions preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters? This session will explore effective strategies to foster resilience and strengthen local economies all in an effort to “build back better” following a catastrophic event.
Laura Lewis Marchino, Executive Director, Region 9 Economic Development District, Durango, CO
4. 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
• Rubarb
8. IMPACTS – SHORT & LONG TERM
• Tourism
• Water quality
• Relationships
• Jobs
• Housing
9. THERE ARE OVER 300 MINES OR MINE FEATURES
WITHIN THIS MINING DISTRICT.
UP TO 50 PART OF CLEAN-UP PROPOSAL
10.
11. SOME OF THE PROPOSED SOURCES OF
CONTAMINATION
Silver Wing Mine
Upper Animas
10,000 cubic yards waste pile; 20 GPM Discharge
Kittimack Tailings
Upper Animas
23,000 cubic yards waste pile
12. SOME OF THE PROPOSED SOURCES OF
CONTAMINATION
Mogul Mine
Cement Creek
25,000 yards waste rock (at
headwaters)
Groundwater Seep Near Mayflower
Tailings
Upper Animas
Unknown Flow
13. SOME OF THE PROPOSED SOURCES OF
CONTAMINATION
Paradise Mine
Mineral Creek
700 cubic yard waste rock;
500 GPM Drainage
Brooklyn Mine
Mineral Creek
15,000 square yard waste pile;
35 GPM Discharge
14. SUPERFUND ACTIVITIES 2016 -?
• Ecological
• Human Health
• Hydrology
• Cultural Resources
• Economic development*
15. EARLY NEXT STEPS
• EDA grant – $57K Recovery coordinator for businesses
• Housing grants – apartment and single family homes (Div
of Housing, Dept of Local Affairs)
• Water monitoring up and down river in place
• Warning system in place
• Stakeholder group meets monthly with EPA on progress
• Several communication/education initiatives
16. • Celebrated first anniversary Aug. 2016
• Officially named a Superfund on Sept. 9, 2016
• Hiring a Recovery Coordinator, Jan. 2017
