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September 26, 2007
Environment Colorado Reports Water Quality Declining State Wide
According to a new report from Environment Colorado, with state population increasing, coupled with increased oil and gas development, water quality will continue to decline in the state.
The report used data from the EPA and the Colorado Water Quality Control Division which showed that the percentage of Colorado streams deemed fishable or swimmable declined by 7 percent, while the number of stream segments classified as impaired rose 53 percent between 1998 and 2006.
Steve Gunderson, director of the state's water quality control division said, "The number one reason we see more impairments is we have more data. And standards are tighter. The most common pollutant statewide is selenium, affecting 25 percent of all impaired stream reaches. Second on the list is zinc, a common pollutant from abandoned mines that affects Summit County’s watersheds.
"There just aren’t enough cops on the beat,” said Stephanie Thomas, the primary author of the report. Thomas said, that, based on the data reported by the state and the EPA, she stands by the conclusion that Colorado's water is in worse shape than it was half a decade ago. "Water quality declined and we expect it to continue," as reported by Vail Daily.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at September 26, 2007 06:34 PM
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