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"@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "WebPage", "additionalType": "Project", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/gold-king-mine-release-2015-usgs-water-quality-data-and", "headline": "Gold King Mine release (2015): USGS water-quality data and activities", "datePublished": "May 10, 2018", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzanne S Paschke, PhD", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/suzanne-s-paschke", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-3471-4242" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katie Walton-Day", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/katie-walton-day", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-9146-6193" } } ], "description": [ { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The digital database is available online in the downloads directory as part of:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "For a complete explanation of the satellite data types, refer to the USGS Earth Resources Observation Center (EROS) satellite imagery descriptions.\nA news feed (RSS) of the satellite imagery is available.\nPlease contact bkjones@usgs.gov with questions about the satellite imagery or additional data requests." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Subsequent to the Gold King Mine Release and in addition to USGS and EPA sampling, water-quality samples were collected and analyzed from sites on the Animas and San Juan Rivers by other Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies. All available data were compiled by the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) and are being made available to the public through the National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) Water Quality Portal (WQP). The WQP is a cooperative service sponsored by the USGS, the EPA, and the NWQMC that serves data collected by over 400 Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies. The USGS is working with the EPA ORD to explore the use of all available data in developing statistical relations between field water-quality parameters and water-quality sampling results. The USGS is collaborating with the EPA ORD to:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "For emergency response concerns or questions: Please contact the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or call the EPA hotline at 844-607-9700. The USGS is not a regulatory, permitting or enforcement agency; Federal government response to the Gold King Mine is coordinated by the EPA." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "For a complete description of the database, refer to Volume 2, Chapter G. Digital databases and CD-ROM for the Animas River watershed." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "At the request of the U.S. EPA, USGS hydrologists conducted an analysis of streamflow data from USGS streamgages along Cement Creek, Mineral Creek, and the Animas River near Silverton, Colorado. The results were used by U.S. EPA to estimate the amount of water released from the Gold King Mine on August 5, 2015." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "On August 5, 2015, U.S. EPA was conducting an investigation of the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. While excavating as part of the investigation, water began leaking from the mine tunnel, and about three million gallons of water and sediment were released into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas River. The USGS provided pre- and post-release water-quality and streamflow data from nearby gages." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The USGS Water Science Centers monitor current streamflow and water-quality conditions at various sites in the Animas and San Juan River Basins in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Linear, multiple-linear, or logistic regression techniques may be used, depending on which method results in the best fit to the data and minimizes the error of prediction. If supported by the data and regression statistics, continuous-monitoring data from the USGS water-quality sondes can potentially be used as surrogates for metal concentrations in surface water. The resulting regression models will be published as a USGS Scientific Investigations Report in 2019." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Satellite imagery of the Gold King Mine area is available from the USGS. The imagery includes both pre- and post-event data. The pre-event imagery starts around June 1, 2015. The post-event imagery continues to be collected. All data are being made available on the USGS Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The imagery focuses on the area around and downstream from the Gold King Mine, including:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Streamgages at these sites provide continuous data on streamflow and select water-quality constituents including specific conductance, water temperature, pH, and turbidity. In addition, water samples are collected periodically for lab analysis of more constituents at several of the sites." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Imagery below is being obtained from the following sources:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "On August 5, 2015, a release of about three million gallons of water and sediment occurred at the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado. At the time of the release, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was conducting an investigation of the Gold King Mine to assess the on-going water releases from the mine, to treat mine water, and to assess the feasibility of further mine remediation. During exploratory excavation of the mine portal, pressurized water began leaking from the mine tunnel, releasing water and sediment into Cement Creek, a tributary of the Animas River." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "In addition, the USGS has collected water and sediment samples:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "(Note: At this time, the water-quality data in this database are not available in the USGS National Water Information System [NWIS].)" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Digital Database from Integrated Investigations of Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado, 1996 to 2001:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "This website provides:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "To register on the HDDS system and request access to the licensed imagery, please use their instructions. Once registered on HDDS (Step 1), you will also need to follow Step 2: Request Restricted Access for event \"201508_Spill_CO\"." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The upper Animas River watershed near Silverton, Colorado, has been an area of extensive interdisciplinary USGS research on abandoned mine lands. Prior to mining in this area, the mineralized rocks were natural sources of metals and acidity to streams. Historical mining also contributed to the metals and acidity in streams of this area. Multiple USGS papers have been published about the environmental effects of unmined mineralized areas and historical mine sites in the Animas River watershed. These reports, and the data contained therein, provide a critical environmental baseline against which the effects of the Gold King Mine release can be assessed. The locations, types of data, and frequency of data vary based on the objectives of the USGS program or study for which they were collected." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Please note: while it is possible to search for data on HDDS by event (201508_Spill_CO) without logging in, the search results only include up to 100 responsive items. To see the complete collection of publicly available data, users must register and log in." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Why do we need data from before the release?\nScientists can use data collected before the August 5, 2015, Gold King Mine release to help answer important questions, including:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Current conditions of real-time sites:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "As part of our routine science activities, USGS collects water-quality data around the Nation, and the USGS has collected water-quality samples at a number of sites downstream from the Gold King Mine since the August 2015 release. The region near Silverton, Colorado, has been an area of extensive USGS research on abandoned mine lands and on natural sources of metals and acidity to streams. The locations, types of data, and frequency of data vary based on the objectives of the USGS program or study for which they were collected. Recent water-quality data for the Animas watershed are available from the National Water Information System (NWIS) website. Historical data for the Animas River watershed are available from the Downloads Directory of USGS Professional Paper 1651: Integrated Investigations of Environmental Effects of Historical Mining in the Animas River Watershed. 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