From the Cañon City Daily Record (Rachel Alexander):
[Cotter Corp, Inc.] intends to remove the majority of the old mill’s facilities before applying to amend its license to allow it to restart operations, according to John Hamrick, vice president of milling. All 12 of the company’s CCD tanks — large wooden tanks used to settle sediment out of water in the milling process — have been removed and contractors are working on removing the foundations. An interim cover also has been completed over the secondary impoundment. Jim Cain, environmental coordinator/radiation safety officer for Cotter, said the company is about to submit plans for removing some of the other buildings. Hamrick said the company’s next step is to continue remediation efforts at the site and work with the state on a resolution of the water issue.