Restrictions to remain for rivers hardest hit by Colorado mine waste spill
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TWO rivers in Colorado and New Mexico hit hardest by toxic waste spilled from a defunct gold mine will remain closed to drinking water and irrigation intakes for at least another week, but test samples show a gradual ebbing of contamination, environmental officials said on Tuesday.
The San Juan River and its northern tributary, the Animas River, have been fouled by the release of more than 11.3 million litres of acid mine drainage inadvertently triggered by a team of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workers last Wednesday.
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