EPA 'accepting full responsibility' for Colorado river spill

Examiner ^ | 8/11/15 | Zack Colman

[Nachum]

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said her agency is "accepting full responsibility" for a contractor that accidentally spilled millions of gallons of polluted water last week into western Colorado's Animas River, where cleanup efforts are ongoing as federal officials seek to maintain contamination.

The Aug. 5 spill occurred when an agency contractor operating heavy machinery punctured a barrier holding back water containing mining tailings at the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colo. Three million gallons of water polluted with heavy metals poured into the river and turned it orange, and the tainted water spread into New Mexico and Utah.

Republicans and local residents have attacked the agency for what they called a slow response to the spill. McCarthy, who said that she expects lawsuits, said the agency is "absolutely deeply sorry" and is using the "full depth and breadth of the agency" to address the "tragic" event.

[Ezekiel]

The Aug. 5 spill occurred when an agency contractor operating heavy machinery punctured a barrier holding back water containing mining tailings at the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colo. Three million gallons of water polluted with heavy metals poured into the river and turned it orange, and the tainted water spread into New Mexico and Utah.

Name

Spanish explorer Juan Maria de Rivera of Santa Fe recorded the name "Rio de las Animas" (in English, River of Souls) in 1765.[3] One theory is that the full name of the river was once "Rio de las Animas Perdidas" (River of Lost Souls), although this idea may indicate confusion with the Purgatoire River of southeastern Colorado.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animas_River

Ezekiel 7:17-25

17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.
23 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

Goddess of Destruction Just Appeared In New York (Empire State Bldg)

[shotgun]

The EPA will be removed from the lawsuits and will let the contractor and their insurance bear the brunt of the outfall.

Most likely some small time on-call roster contractor. So they probably only have a $1 million policy.

[Little Ray]

So, who is being fired? Fined? Jailed?

Oh, wait! It doesn’t work that way for the governing class.

[the_Watchman]

Given the lateness of the statement, I would bet dollars to doughnuts that there was more than one long meeting with the government lawyers (naturally, you and I paid for those, as well) to make sure that the wording would not entail any consequences!

[mad_as_he$$]

“....ongoing as federal officials seek to maintain contamination. “

Slip? Or WTF?

[PoloSec]

Begs the question... what was an EPA heavy equipment operator doing at the site to have such an accident, my guess is they wanted to get proof of something and in an effort of sabotage lost control.

[CodeToad]

This is what you get when you hired Democrat liberal for Governor. Chickenpooper is useless in defending Colorado from such federal abuses.

[1Old Pro]

It’s not full responsibility until there is acountability - i.e. people fired, fines paid out. The fines will come from their normal budget, and yes, that means they’ll have to reduce their workforce to pay the fines.

[hal ogen]

“liberal friends”????? What’s that?

[bert]

the cleanup must be accomplished from current appropriations.

Give the bureaucrats shovels and send them to Colorado to do some real work

[SpeakerToAnimals]

Janet Reno took full responsibility for Waco in 1993. Nobody went to jail. Nobody got fined. So this is no BFD.

[Gargantua]

The All-Out-Obama-Assault-For-America's-Final-Destruction has begun. We elected him, then we took away his rubber-stamp Dem-controlled Senate and House.

We turned on Dear Leader. And we must pay.

[Sequoyah101]

and their obligation to this responsibility is what? To spend more taxpayer money to clean up their eff up?

Perfect.

[RatRipper]

“Full responsibility”

Oh, so there will be a huge fine and jail time???

[rockinqsranch]

“EPA ‘accepting full responsibility’ for Colorado river spill,”

One of the easiest parts of the job. Taking responsibility for that which they are responsible. Now for the tough part. Making it right.

[dfwgator]

EPA Soldier: I'm afraid we lost them, sir.

Cargill: Damn it! Well, then you find 'em, and you get 'em back in the dome! And to make sure nobody else gets out, I want roving death squads around the perimeter 24-7! I want 10,000 tough guys, and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher! And here's how I want them arranged: tough, soft, tough, tough, soft, tough, soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft, tough, soft! [pause]

Soldier: Sir, I'm afraid you've gone mad with power.

Cargill: Of course I have. Have you ever tried going mad without power? It's boring, no one listens to you.

[Gil4]

“federal officials seek to maintain contamination. “

I think we found the problem right there. That contract was supposed to read CONTAIN...

[kaktuskid]

Southwest Colo is always treated as the bastard child of the rest of the state!

[PA Engineer]

I accept your resignation from the EPA and the termination of all pension and or health benefits accrued.

Yep. What good is accepting responsibility if you do not accept the consequences of your actions.

The EPA poisoning of multiple state water supplies is going to be magnitudes worse than the BP spill.

I still have not seen evidence to determine whether the action was intentional or accidental.

[PA Engineer]

Yes.