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Gold King Mine Release: Sampling locations along San Juan River and Lake Powell

EPA is collecting water and sediment samples from Lake Powell near the inlet of the San Juan River. Given the recent sampling results of reduced metals in the plume, EPA expects no significant impacts to Lake Powell associated with the Gold King Mine release.

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Lake Powell sampling locations (PDF)(1 pg, 582 K)
San Juan River sampling locations (PDF)(1 pg, 522 K)