NM agency recommends 10 projects for funding using Gold King Mine spill settlement money

FARMINGTON — A list of projects that includes the construction of a whitewater wave on the Animas River in Farmington, the construction of a San Ju...

April 1, 2023
5:52 AM

FARMINGTON — A list of projects that includes the construction of a whitewater wave on the Animas River in Farmington, the construction of a San Juan County Extension office building and the rehabilitation of a water reservoir in Aztec were recommended for funding by a state agency from a lawsuit related to the 2015 Gold King Mine spill. The New Mexico Office of the Natural Resources Trustee released its Draft Natural Resource Restoration Plan for the 2015 Gold King Mine Release on March 31, and the document lists the 10 projects that have been recommended to receive funding.

Mike Easterling