Subdeacon Joe Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29008075/gold-king-review-epa-did-not-understand-disaster The Environmental Protection Agency-caused Gold King Mine spill was preventable and preceded by conditions and actions that "are surprisingly prevalent" at abandoned mines, an independent review released Thursday says. The 132-page Department of Interior report strays from an EPA internal review of the disaster in August that claimed the massive release was "inevitable." The Interior report highlights, specifically, that the EPA failed to understand impounded fluid in the mine and the groundwater system affecting the Gold King area. That "misinterpretation of the groundwater conditions," and the decision not to drill into the mine's collapsed opening to test pressure, led to the massive release. Had the drilling been completed as it was at a nearby mine, the report says, the disaster would not have happened. "Although this (drilling) was apparently considered at Gold King, it was not done," according to the review. "Had it been done, the plan to open the mine would have been revised, and the blowout would not have occurred."
Blastmaster Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 I presume the water is still flowing out of the abandon mine. EPA is still attempting to get a handle on the situation and.... Winter (freezing and snow accumulation) is upon the region. Will be interesting how they handle flowing water that when exposed to the outside, freezes.
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