Press Release - Feb 15, 2008
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, FEB. 15, 2008
CONTACT
Evan Dreyer, 303.870.9482, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON LEADVILLE MINE DRAINAGE TUNNEL SITUATION
Gov. Bill Ritter today urged President Bush to take immediate action concerning the build up of contaminated water from the California Gulch Superfund site in the underground Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel.
"Your immediate action is needed to assure that we have done all we can to avert a catastrophic event," Gov. Ritter wrote in a letter to President Bush. View the letter.