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Water group plans Governor Basin restoration
Volunteers with the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership continue to monitor sections of waterways for water quality issues and are planning an upcoming project to improve water quality in Governor Basin.
According to the organization’s 2019 annual report, presented to county commissioners this week, plans are in the works to cap and cover tailings piles laced with acidic metals in Governor Basin. The goal is to prevent precipitation and snowmelt from leaching these contaminants from the mine tail...