A NEW PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE STATE TO MONITOR THE EFFECTS OF 2015’S GOLD KING MINE SPILL THAT POLLUTED RIVERS IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARY BUTCH TONGATE TELLS US THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE A WHILE. HE SAYS IT COULD TAKE THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE.
TONGATE SAYS THE STATE CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE FISH POPULATION…THE WILDLIFE…AND THE AGRICULTURAL ASPECTS OF WATER COMING FROM THE ANIMUS RIVER. THE MINE SPILL RELEASED THREE MILLION GALLONS OF WASTEWATER THAT CONTAINED HEAVY METALS.
