Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act
I introduced the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act to clarify that the Bureau of Reclamation has the authority to treat water that has become backed up in the Leadville Mine. In 2008, a blockage formed in the tunnel that backed up a large volume of water, thereby creating a potential safety hazard to the community in the event of a catastrophic failure. My bill will give the residents of Leadville, as well as the entire Arkansas River Basin, an additional measure of certainty that the federal government will maintain safe conditions at the tunnel. The bill successfully passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on November 10, 2011.
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