Water–the stuff of life. Yesterday, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed into law House Bill 1161, which will go far to protect Colorado’s precious ground water from contamination due to in situ leach mining of uranium.
The law will go into effect on July 1, 2008, and is one of the most stringent mining laws in the country. Although it won’t prevent in situ leach mining, it does make it much more difficult to accomplish in Colorado. The important thing now is how this law will be enacted throughout the state.
Continue to monitor this site and/or the CARD site for further actions you can take to ensure that this law is enacted effectively to provide strong protective measures for our ground water.
Thank you for your continued support in this important fight to protect Colorado and its natural resources from the devastating effects of mining.
Read one of my earlier posts on this topic:
Colorado HB 1161 Passes and Moves to Appropriations - We can all breathe a little easier today. Friday, the bill that has been put forward to protect the water and other resources from contamination by in-situ leach uranium mining passed unanimously. The fight is not over yet, …
For more information on this exciting news, you can read more here:
Energy policy: Nuclear, HB 08-1161 - HB 1161, sponsored by Fort Collins Democratic Reps. John Kefalas and Randy Fischer and Republican Sen. Steve Johnson, requires uranium miners to prove they can return groundwater either to pre-mining conditions or those in line with …
Western Lands Uranium Gopher for May 16, 2008 - Dick Clement, the head of Powertech’s US operations, told the Northern Colorado Business Report he has no real problems with HB 1161. “There is no question we can do this but we don’t know how much ground water it will take. …
Mining bill will protect water. | By Pamela Dickman and Jon … - Colorado now has a law to protect water from contamination associated with in situ uranium mining. On Tuesday, Gov. Bill Ritter signed House Bill 1161 – a measure Fort Collins lawmaker John Kefalas and mining executive Richard Clement …
Ritter signs uranium bill - House Bill 1161, which was sponsored by Reps. John Kefalas and Randy Fischer and Sens. Steve Johnson and Bob Bacon, stems from a proposal by a Canadian-based company to begin in-situ leach mining in Weld County. …
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