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CI T I ZE N SUPE RF UND WORK GROUP

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T y Churc hwe ll – T ro ut Unlimite d Sha nno n Ma nfre di – Anima s Rive r Co mmunity F

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June 20, 2018

WHY WE DI D I T ?

L e a d the wa te rshe d thro ug h the Supe rfund pro c e ss L a rg e , lo ng , o ve rwhe lming fe de ra l pro c e ss I nfo rm a nd e ng a g e Se e k pub lic input Utilize e xisting lo c a l kno wle dg e a nd e xpe rtise Ac t a s c o nduit o f c o mmunic a tio n b e twe e n c itize ns a nd the E PA

Cr e ate a se t of c itize n- de ve lope d goals!!!

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SPONSORI NG ORGANI ZAT I ONS

 Animas Rive r

Stake holde r s Gr

• up – Silve rto n

 Pe te r Butle r – Co o rdina to r  Animas Wate r

she d Par tne r ship – Silve rto n to F

a rming to n

 Ann Olive r - Co o rdina to r  T

r

• ut Unlimite d – Na tio na l NGO

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y Churc hwe ll – Dura ng o sta ff

 Animas Rive r

Community F

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um

 Sha nno n Ma nfre di – Co o rdina to r  F

• rme d in re spo nse to GK

spill

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OUT RE ACH E F F ORT S

 Pa id a dve rtising in ne wspa pe rs  ‘ Co mmunity Ca le nda r’ a t 4 Co rne rs Pub lic Ra dio

(K SUT )

 Utilize wa te rshe d g ro ups’ e ma il lists

 No le ss tha n five g ro ups pe rfo rme d o utre a c h  Dire c t e ma ils to 1000s o f pe o ple

 So c ia l me dia  Sa n Jua n Cle a n Wa te r Co a litio n

 F

• rme d 6 mo nths b e fo re Go ld K

ing spill

 We b site use d to ho st info rma tio n  E

ma il list use d to e ng a g e & c o mmunic a te

 www.We Ar

e T he Animas.c om

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ME E T I NG T OPI CS

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 # 1 – Mining a nd wa te r q ua lity

histor y in the BPMD

 # 2 – Site tour  # 3 – Unde rsta nding mining &

c le a nup polic y & law

 # 4 - Animas Rive r

c onditions:

pa st/ c urre nt wa te r q ua lity a nd a q ua tic / e nviro nme nta l he a lth

 # 5 to 7 – goal se tting, g o a l

prio ritiza tio n a nd g o a ls me mo pre pa ra tio n

PART I CI PANT S

 Public me e tings ope n to all

 Ove r 100 a tte nde e s thro ug ho ut the pro c e ss  Citize ns fro m Silve rto n to F

a rming to n a nd b e yo nd

 T

rib e s (S. Ute & Na va jo )

 F

e de ra l a nd sta te a g e nc y sta ff

 No n-pro fit c o nse rva tio n/ e nviro o rg a niza tio ns  Rive r re c re a tio nists (b o a te rs, a ng le rs, o utfitte rs, rive r lo ve rs)  Ag ric ulture pro duc e rs  Wa te r inte re sts  Unive rsity sta ff/ stude nts  E

le c te d o ffic ia ls (c ity c o unc il to U.S. de le g a tio n in D.C.)

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DE VE L OPI NG T HE ME MO

 Citize n-ide ntifie d va lue s & g o a ls  Do t e xe rc ise to ‘ vo te ’ o n prio ritie s  L

e ss-va lue d g o a ls use d a s ‘ a c tio n ite ms’

 Se e k input fro m no n-a tte nde e s  Write the me mo  Se e k furthe r input  E

dit, e dit…

 F

ina l ve rsio n a g re e d to

 Atte nde e s c ho ic e to suppo rt fina l

pro duc t

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GOAL S!!

F

• ur prima ry g oa ls ide ntifie d

E a c h with a sso c ia te d ‘ Ac tio n I te ms’

1.

Impr

• ve wate r

quality a nd a q ua tic life b e lo w Silve rto n to a t le a st

c o nditio ns do c ume nte d in 1999-2003

 * No te – this is whe n Sunnyside Go ld wa s o pe ra ting a wa ste wa te r tre a tme nt fa c ility

2.

De monstr ate tr anspar e nc y and ac c ountability to lo c a l re side nts,

indig e no us pe o ple , do wnstre a m c o mmunitie s a nd ta xpa ye rs

3.

De ve lo p a nd te st innovative te c hnologie s fo r a ddre ssing mining - re la te d wa te r a nd mine wa ste s

4.

Suppo rt a nd e nha nc e loc al ste war

dship o f the c o mmunity a nd

e nviro nme nt

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SI GN-ON I N SUPPORT

 Se e king a dditio na l sig ne rs no w  Amplify o ur vo ic e s!!  Sa me o utre a c h to o ls e mplo ye d  Dire c t e ma ils a nd so c ia l me dia a sking fo r suppo rt  Dire c t me e ting s with ke y sta ke ho lde rs  City c o unc ils a nd Co unty Co mmissio ne rs  Busine ss a sso c ia tio ns (Cha mb e r)  E

c o no mic de ve lo pme nt g ro ups

 K

e y b usine sse s

 E

nviro & c o nse rva tio n no n-pro fit o rg a niza tio ns

 Anyo ne a nd e ve ryo ne !

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NE XT ST E PS

 De live r

me mo with pa rtic ipa nts a nd suppo rte rs list to :

 E

PA Administra to r Sc o tt Pruitt

 E

PA Re g io n 8 Administra to r, Do ug Be ne ve nto

 BPMD Supe rfund T

e a m

 E

PA

 CO De pt. o f Pub lic He a lth & E

nviro

 Se na to rs Be nne t & Ga rdne r, Re p. T

ipto n

 Go ve rno r Hic ke nlo o pe r  CO’ s Atto rne y Ge ne ra l Cynthia Co ffma n  Sta te a nd fe de ra l a g e nc ie s  L

• c a l e le c te d o ffic ia ls

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T HANK YOU!! QUE ST I ONS? ?

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