New Woes Hit Colorado: Contaminated Floodwaters, Oil Spill
From the Los Angeles Times:
“The warning from local health officials dealing with the flooding in Colorado is simple: Don’t get in the water.
“Underscoring that message, state officials have reported a 5,250-gallon oil spill from a flood-damaged tank overtaken by the South Platte River in Weld County, a deluged area northeast of Denver. …
“A Los Angeles Times’ dispatch from the town of Evans on Wednesday reported on fears by local residents and officials that a flooded wastewater treatment plant had turned the inundated riverfront of the town into an open sewer.”
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