Superfund Site:

BONITA PEAK MINING DISTRICT
UNINCORPORATED, CO

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Meg Broughton
[email protected]
(303) 312-6139

Remedial Project Manager
Joy Jenkins
[email protected]
(303) 312-6873

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Site Location

Street Address:
Multiple sources near Animas River headwaters
UNINCORPORATED, CO 81433

Announcements and Key Topics

​​In October 2024, EPA finalized the first Five-Year Review of the 2019 Interim Record of Decision (IROD), which includes cleanup actions at 23 source areas in the Bonita Peak Mining District. These reviews ensure that the remedies put in place protect public health and the environment, and function as intended by site decision documents. The 2024 Five-Year Review (pdf)(91 ...
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Background

The Bonita Peak Mining District site consists of 48 historic mines or mining-related sources where ongoing releases of metal-laden water and sediments are occurring within the Mineral Creek, Cement Creek ...
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