Posted on 11/23/2015 4:56:48 AM PST by george76
More than 30 individuals, businesses seek damages from EPA.
Financial damage claims for those affected by the Aug. 5 Gold King Mine blowout eclipsed $1.3 million just two months after the Environmental Protection Agency triggered the release of 3 million gallons of mine wastewater down the Animas River.
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more than 30 individuals and business owners filed Form 95, the claim process for financial reimbursements from economic loss caused by wrongful U.S. government actions. The combined claims total about $1.3 million in damages
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the hardest hit are rafting companies and their employees, who were forced to shut down for nine days as the orange plume containing heavy metals passed through Durango. ..
Even when the river opened back up, we could do little to no business because our employees needed to find new work or move out of the area,†wrote one rafting company that is seeking $15,000 in damages.
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The largest claims were submitted by property owners whose wells were affected by the orange sludge and farmers forced to close irrigation ditches
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Many individuals who operate vacation rental properties also saw a loss of revenue as a result of customers canceling after images of an orange river dominated national and international media headlines.
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Local governments are also in the hunt for costs associated with the Gold King Mine spill. Recently, La Plata County was awarded almost $200,000 and is still seeking an additional $126,000 for expenditures. Other entities, including the city of Durango, the Navajo Nation, Southern Ute Tribe, Silverton and San Juan County, are pursuing similar settlements.
(Excerpt) Read more at durangoherald.com ...
Has anyone at the EPA been fired yet? Or just transferred and promoted?
No. In fact the contractor who caused this received another multi million dollar contract from the EPA.
Your tax dollars at work.
No one fired. Bonus given. As far as I know.
Three EPA caused spills in Colorado in one year. Three times is not accidental.
Exactly. Because who is responsible for "overseeing" the cleanup? The EPA. This was intentional make-work job security for them. Bastards.
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