New Mexico has made it abundantly clear that it is intending to sue the Federal Government along with the two owners of the Colorado mines because of the spill of around 3 million gallons of toxic waste and metals in to the Animas River. The spill has been devastating and has polluted lands and rivers in four states.
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This intent was made public by breaking the news out to papers and recently there have been strong claims that the Federal Government is soon going to get handed another law suit.
This spill took place when a clean-up crew over at the Gold King Mine released around 3 million gallons of harmful mine sludge and waste materials accidentally. This mixture contained heavy metals like cadmium, lead, arsenic, mercury, zinc and copper. This lead to the contamination of rivers across Colorado, New Mexico and Utah and it also led to the brief shutdown of the water supply across the states. Also, alarms were signaled making people aware that they could be facing agricultural difficulties in the near future.
The waste was most imminently present in the Animas river as it found its way through the Animas valley and in to New Mexico and the San Juan river. This eventually led to the contamination of many drinking water wells and its effects encompassed an area with a radius of around 100 miles. A lot of farmers were left with no way to irrigate their crops too.
The people of New Mexico have also been protesting in this regard and it’s expected that soon the government is going to take the action that has long been anticipated. It’s also expected that the federal government will negotiate its way around the matter and work out a plan that suits both parties.
