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May 06, 2008
Company to Pay for Damages to the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park
The Justice Department and the National Park Service jointly announced yesterday, that the Water Supply and Storage Company, operator of the operator of the Grand River Ditch, has consented to pay for damages in the amount of $9 million for the May 30, 2003 breaching the Grand River Ditch, and thus damaging natural resources within the Rocky Mountain National Park.
The mountainside beneath the breach was largely obliterated by the rush of water out of the ditch. The erosive power of water, rock, mud and vegetation caused significant damage to an old growth spruce/fir forest, Lulu Creek, the upper Colorado River, and filled the Lulu City wetlands with sediment.
"This settlement will allow the restoration of critical habitat within Rocky Mountain National Park and protection of the essential headwaters of the Colorado River," said Ronald J. Tenpas, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division. "This important settlement demonstrates our commitment to protecting national park system resources."
"This settlement will benefit one of Colorado's crown jewels, Rocky Mountain National Park, for generations to come," said Troy Eid, U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado.
"We are happy with this settlement. Our goal, all along, has been to restore park resources that were damaged by the breach. Now we can start," said Vaughn Baker Park Superintendent for Rocky Mountain National Park, as reported by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at May 6, 2008 02:33 PM
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