#AnimasRiver: Aztec Commissioners to take a look at agreement with the NM Environment Department

The orange plume flows through the Animas across the Colorado/New Mexico state line the afternoon of Aug. 7, 2015. (Photo by Melissa May, San Juan Soil and Conservation District)
The orange plume flows through the Animas across the Colorado/New Mexico state line the afternoon of Aug. 7, 2015. (Photo by Melissa May, San Juan Soil and Conservation District)

From the Farmington Daily Times (Hannah Grover):

In Aztec, city commissioners are expected to approve an agreement with the New Mexico Environment Department that would allow the city to be reimbursed for money spent as a result of the Gold King Mine spill in August.

The city will request approximately $158,000. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is refunding the expenses and will send the funds to the New Mexico Environment Department to disburse to local governments impacted by the spill.

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