Local officials, residents and environmental groups have long been concerned about water quality on Lincoln Creek and the July 16 release came at a time of increased scrutiny.
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Army Corps investigating Grizzly Reservoir releases that discolored river
Water quality in Lincoln Creek has long been a concern because of high concentrations of metals, which may be increasing.
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Grizzly Reservoir work will result in more water flowing west
The Twin Lakes exchange was meant to lessen the impacts of another big transmountain diversion project in the headwaters of the Roaring Fork: the Twin Lakes system.
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Climate change causing increase in metals concentrations in streams, study finds
“These trends are concerning because, even at low concentrations, dissolved metals can negatively affect downstream ecosystem health and the quality of water resources,” reads the paper, which was published in Water Resources Research in late April.
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Presentation details Lincoln Creek contamination but solutions unclear
Panelists addressed the potential human health impacts from the contaminated water in the creek and at Grizzly Reservoir, a popular spot for summer camping, hiking and fishing.
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EPA report says Lincoln Creek contamination is naturally occurring
The EPA is authorized to address elevated metals concentrations only from human-caused sources, not contamination from natural sources.
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Agencies looking into water quality on Lincoln Creek
Graves said in general, the environmental concerns associated with mines involve aquatic life like fish and the bugs they eat.
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Grizzly Reservoir to be drained next summer for rehab work
During next year’s rehabilitation work most of the creeks — Lost Man, New York, Brooklyn and Tabor — will be allowed to flow downstream instead of being collected by a canal system that feeds Grizzly Reservoir.