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The primary objective of this document is to outline a systematic approach for both identification and cleanup of surface and groundwater from abandoned metal mine sites in the state of Utah.

For years, toxic waste was dumped in a field in Rose Park, learn how the city and the EPA fixed it.

This Utah Health Status Update discusses drug diversion and hepatitis C. Healthcare worker drug diversion is defined as a healthcare worker stealing medications which were intended for patient use. This publication also includes: 1) Breaking News: San Juan River Long-Term Sampling; 2) Community Health Indicators Spotlight: Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Mental/Behavioral Health; and 3) Monthly Health Indicators Report.

For years, toxic waste was dumped in a field in Rose Park, learn how the city and the EPA fixed it.

DEQ collected water samples weekly at seven different locations on the San Juan River and two tributaries, McElmo Creek and Montezuma Creek during the months of February, March and the first week of April, 2016. These data were screened against recreational, drinking water, agricultural, and aquatic life criteria with exceendences shown in orange in the following tables. With the exception of aluminum criteria for aquatic life and total dissolved solids for agriculture no other exceedences of criteria were identified.

The Gold King Mine (GKM) spill and release to Cement Creek, a tributary to the Animas River in Colorado, began on August 5, 2015, as a result of efforts to install a pipeline to treat mine waste. An estimated 3 million gallons of contaminated water was released, some of which traveled downstream to the San Juan River and ultimately into Lake Powell in southeastern Utah. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) deployed monitoring crews and began sampling efforts on the San Juan River at four locations on August 8, 2015, in an effort to detect the plume of mine waste as it entered Utah. This was later expanded to five sampling locations. Monitoring, cleanup, and remediation activities to-date have been undertaken by state and federal agencies. It is expected that many of the dissolved metals released from the GKM and other mines in the Bonita Peak Mining District are rapidly transformed to colloidal forms and become adsorbed or otherwise deposited in the stream channel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 80% of the metals released during the GKM incident remain in Animas River sediments and will eventually be transported downstream (EPA 2016a). Monitoring and reporting to stakeholders and the public about the effects of metals transport on river uses during the 2016 spring runoff event will require timely and frequent collection and analysis of water quality samples. In addition, UDEQ is interested in understanding the potential long-term impacts of accumulation of material deposited in the sediments of the San Juan River and Lake Powell.

The Division of Emergency Management's planning section regularly disseminates information to the emergency management community and top elected officials. Weekly Briefings are sent each Thursday around noon and contain a synopsis of weather events, upcoming large group gatherings and preparedness information.

Preliminary results from water quality samples taken by DEQ on August 8, 2015, and August 9, 2015, along the San Juan River show low levels of metals dissolved in the water and, as expected, higher levels of total metals in the sediment being carried by the river. Total metals analysis for water samples include the metals content both dissolved in the water and present in the particulates in the water. On August 5, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began clearing material from the opening of the Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado, to install a pipe to pump water out of the mine. At 10:30 a.m., the material blocking the tunnel entry suddenly gave way, and a large buildup of water that had collected behind the debris was released into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas River. The Animas River flows into the San Juan River in New Mexico and Utah. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), through its Division of Water Quality and Division of Drinking Water, is working with the EPA and other state and federal agencies to assess and monitor the impacts of the Colorado wastewater spill on Utah waterbodies and Utah residents.

This statement is provided by the Utah Department of Health Environmental Epidemiology Program. It is a written summary of an analysis of San Juan River, UT water testing carried out by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality on August 10th, 2015. Data were compared to screening values for both human-health based effects and agricultural use. For agricultural use, no dissolved metal contaminants exceeded screening values. For public use, six contaminants exceeded screening values: aluminum, arsenic, barium, iron, lead, and manganese.

News release from Governor Gary R. Herbert's Office on his executive order declaring a State of Emergency in Utah in response to the Gold King Mine release. The governor's declaration directs state agencies to utilize all resources available to help local communities affected by the disaster.

Attorney General Reyes' statement following briefings with Colorado and New Mexico Attorneys General about the immediate and possible long term impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Gold King Mine spill.

The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) collected water column and sediment samples at four locations on the San Juan River on August 8, 2015. These data will serve as baseline samples of water quality in the river before the Gold King Mine Release plume arrives.

The Division of Emergency Management's planning section regularly disseminates information to the emergency management community and top elected officials. Weekly Briefings are sent each Thursday around noon and contain a synopsis of weather events, upcoming large group gatherings and preparedness information.

The Division of Emergency Management's planning section regularly disseminates information to the emergency management community and top elected officials. Situation Reports are sent when emergency situations warrant. SitReps generally come out once a day during an incident that requires state-level resources or coordination.

The Division of Emergency Management's planning section regularly disseminates information to the emergency management community and top elected officials. Weekly Briefings are sent each Thursday around noon and contain a synopsis of weather events, upcoming large group gatherings and preparedness information.

Preliminary results from water quality samples taken by DEQ on August 8, 2015, and August 9, 2015, along the San Juan River show low levels of metals dissolved in the water and, as expected, higher levels of total metals in the sediment being carried by the river. Total metals analysis for water samples include the metals content both dissolved in the water and present in the particulates in the water. On August 5, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began clearing material from the opening of the Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado, to install a pipe to pump water out of the mine. At 10:30 a.m., the material blocking the tunnel entry suddenly gave way, and a large buildup of water that had collected behind the debris was released into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas River. The Animas River flows into the San Juan River in New Mexico and Utah. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), through its Division of Water Quality and Division of Drinking Water, is working with the EPA and other state and federal agencies to assess and monitor the impacts of the Colorado wastewater spill on Utah waterbodies and Utah residents.