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CI T I ZE N SUPE RF UND WORK GROUP -AN UPDAT E T y Churc hwe ll – T ro ut Unlimite d Sha nno n Ma nfre di – Anima s Rive r Co mmunity F o rum June 20, 2018

WHY WE DI D I T ? L e a d the wa te rshe d thro ug h the Supe rfund pro c e ss L a rg e , lo ng , o ve rwhe lming fe de ra l pro c e ss I nfo rm a nd e ng a g e Se e k pub lic input Utilize e xisting lo c a l kno wle dg e a nd e xpe rtise Ac t a s c o nduit o f c o mmunic a tio n b e twe e n c itize ns a nd the E PA Cr e ate a se t of c itize n- de ve lope d goals!!! 2 www.tu.o rg

SPONSORI NG ORGANI ZAT I ONS  Animas Rive r oup – Silve rto n Stake holde r s Gr  Pe te r Butle r – Co o rdina to r  Animas Wate r ship – Silve rto n to F a rming to n she d Par tne r  Ann Olive r - Co o rdina to r  T out Unlimite d – Na tio na l NGO r  T y Churc hwe ll – Dura ng o sta ff  Animas Rive r Community F or um  Sha nno n Ma nfre di – Co o rdina to r  F o rme d in re spo nse to GK spill 3 www.tu.o rg

OUT RE ACH E F F ORT S  Pa id a dve rtising in ne wspa pe rs  ‘ Co mmunity Ca le nda r’ a t 4 Co rne rs Pub lic Ra dio (K SUT )  Utilize wa te rshe d g ro ups’ e ma il lists  No le ss tha n five g ro ups pe rfo rme d o utre a c h  Dire c t e ma ils to 1000s o f pe o ple  So c ia l me dia  Sa n Jua n Cle a n Wa te r Co a litio n  F o rme d 6 mo nths b e fo re Go ld K ing spill  We b site use d to ho st info rma tio n  E ma il list use d to e ng a g e & c o mmunic a te  www.We Ar e T he Animas.c om 4 www.tu.o rg

ME E T I NG T OPI CS  # 1 – Mining a nd wa te r q ua lity y in the BPMD histor  # 2 – Site tour  # 3 – Unde rsta nding mining & c le a nup polic y & law  # 4 - Animas Rive r c onditions : pa st/ c urre nt wa te r q ua lity a nd a q ua tic / e nviro nme nta l he a lth  # 5 to 7 – goal se tting , g o a l prio ritiza tio n a nd g o a ls me mo pre pa ra tio n 5 www.tu.o rg

PART I CI PANT S  Public me e tings ope n to all  Ove r 100 a tte nde e s thro ug ho ut the pro c e ss  Citize ns fro m Silve rto n to F a rming to n a nd b e yo nd  T rib e s (S. Ute & Na va jo )  F e de ra l a nd sta te a g e nc y sta ff  No n-pro fit c o nse rva tio n/ e nviro o rg a niza tio ns  Rive r re c re a tio nists (b o a te rs, a ng le rs, o utfitte rs, rive r lo ve rs)  Ag ric ulture pro duc e rs  Wa te r inte re sts  Unive rsity sta ff/ stude nts  E le c te d o ffic ia ls (c ity c o unc il to U.S. de le g a tio n in D.C.) 6 www.tu.o rg

DE VE L OPI NG T HE ME MO  Citize n-ide ntifie d va lue s & g o a ls  Do t e xe rc ise to ‘ vo te ’ o n prio ritie s  L e ss-va lue d g o a ls use d a s ‘ a c tio n ite ms’  Se e k input fro m no n-a tte nde e s  Write the me mo  Se e k furthe r input  E dit, e dit…  F ina l ve rsio n a g re e d to  Atte nde e s c ho ic e to suppo rt fina l 7 pro duc t www.tu.o rg

GOAL S!! F our prima ry g oa ls ide ntifie d E a c h with a sso c ia te d ‘ Ac tio n I te ms’ quality a nd a q ua tic life b e lo w Silve rto n to a t le a st Impr ove wate r 1. c o nditio ns do c ume nte d in 1999-2003  * No te – this is whe n Sunnyside Go ld wa s o pe ra ting a wa ste wa te r tre a tme nt fa c ility e nc y and ac c ountability to lo c a l re side nts, De monstr ate tr anspar 2. indig e no us pe o ple , do wnstre a m c o mmunitie s a nd ta xpa ye rs De ve lo p a nd te st innovative te c hnologie s fo r a ddre ssing mining - 3. re la te d wa te r a nd mine wa ste s Suppo rt a nd e nha nc e loc al ste war dship o f the c o mmunity a nd 4. e nviro nme nt 8 www.tu.o rg

SI GN-ON I N SUPPORT  Se e king a dditio na l sig ne rs no w  Amplify o ur vo ic e s!!  Sa me o utre a c h to o ls e mplo ye d  Dire c t e ma ils a nd so c ia l me dia a sking fo r suppo rt  Dire c t me e ting s with ke y sta ke ho lde rs  City c o unc ils a nd Co unty Co mmissio ne rs  Busine ss a sso c ia tio ns (Cha mb e r)  E c o no mic de ve lo pme nt g ro ups  K e y b usine sse s  E nviro & c o nse rva tio n no n-pro fit o rg a niza tio ns  Anyo ne a nd e ve ryo ne ! 9 www.tu.o rg

NE XT ST E PS  De live r me mo with pa rtic ipa nts a nd suppo rte rs list to :  E PA Administra to r Sc o tt Pruitt  E PA Re g io n 8 Administra to r, Do ug Be ne ve nto  BPMD Supe rfund T e a m  E PA  CO De pt. o f Pub lic He a lth & E nviro  Se na to rs Be nne t & Ga rdne r, Re p. T ipto n  Go ve rno r Hic ke nlo o pe r  CO’ s Atto rne y Ge ne ra l Cynthia Co ffma n  Sta te a nd fe de ra l a g e nc ie s  L o c a l e le c te d o ffic ia ls 10 www.tu.o rg

T HANK YOU!! QUE ST I ONS? ? 11 www.tu.o rg