Session: The Animas River and Beyond: Balancing Science and Policy in Cleaning up America’s Abandoned Mine Lands (GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA

Introductory Remarks
Abstract ID#: 288249

8-8-1

INTEGRATED STUDIES OF THE UPPER ANIMAS RIVER WATERSHED 1996-2001: RELEVANCE TO THE 2015 GOLD KING MINE RELEASE
Abstract ID#: 280772

WALTON-DAY, Katherine, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS415, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, RUNKEL, Robert L., U.S. Geological Survey, Toxics Substances Hydrology Program, 3215 Marine St., Suite E127, Boulder, CO 80303 and YAGER, Douglas B., Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, P,O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, kwaltond@usgs.gov

8-8-2

AN EVALUATION OF IMPACTS TO ANIMAS RIVER BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES FROM THE GOLD KING MINE RELEASE
Abstract ID#: 286800

ROBERTS, Scott W. and BIDWELL, Marcie, Mountain Studies Institute, Durango, CO 81301, scott@mountainstudies.org

8-8-3

COPPER CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER AND SEDIMENT FOLLOWING THE AUGUST 2015 GOLD KING MINE RELEASE
Abstract ID#: 283957

RUNKEL, Robert L., U.S. Geological Survey, Toxics Substances Hydrology Program, 3215 Marine St., Suite E127, Boulder, CO 80303, WALTON-DAY, Katherine, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS415, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, CAIN, Daniel J., U.S. Geological Survey, Bldg 15 McKelvey Building, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561 and KIMBALL, Briant A., U.S. Geological Survey, 2329 Orton Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84119-2047, runkel@usgs.gov

8-8-4

SHIFTING PUBLIC POLICY IN ABANDONED MINE LANDS REMEDIATION: A CASE STUDY IN THE POST GOLD KING MINE SPILL
Abstract ID#: 283875

GARDNER III, William, Town of Silverton, Colorado, PO Box 250, 1360 Greene Street, Silverton, CO 81433, bgardner@silverton.co.us

8-8-5

AUTOMATED MINISIPPER SAMPLING FOR TOXIC METALS IN THE UPPER ANIMAS RIVER: HIGH-RESOLUTION MONITORING RESULTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE GOLD KING MINE EVENT
Abstract ID#: 285140

CHAPIN, Thomas P., U.S. Geological Survey, Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, Box 25406, MS 964D, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, tchapin@usgs.gov

8-8-6

DON'T JUDGE A RIVER BY ITS COLOR
Abstract ID#: 282511

STELTZER, Heidi, Fort Lewis College, Biology Department, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, steltzer_h@fortlewis.edu

Break
Abstract ID#: 288250

8-8-7

HOW COULD THE GOLD KING MINE WATER BE PASSIVELY TREATED?
Abstract ID#: 278366

GUSEK, James J., Sovereign Consulting Inc., 12687 W. Cedar Dr, Suite 305, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228, jgusek@sovcon.com

8-8-8

AN OVERVIEW OF UNDERGROUND MINE BULKHEADS IN A FRACTURED MOUNTAIN SETTING
Abstract ID#: 282552

GOSS, Christoph Michael, Deere & Ault Consultants Inc, 600 S. Airport Rd Ste A-205, Longmont, CO 80503, christoph.goss@deereault.com

8-8-9

SURFACE-WATER AND GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AFTER THE GOLD KING MINE RELEASE
Abstract ID#: 280445

BLAKE, Johanna M.¹, TIMMONS, Stacy S.¹, BEXFIELD, Laura M.¹, BROWN, Jeb¹ and MAMER, Ethan², (1)United States Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, 5338 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 400, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, jmtblake@usgs.gov

8-8-10

GOLD KING MINE SPILL: EFFECTS ON THE WATER AND SEDIMENT QUALITY IN THE ANIMAS RIVER
Abstract ID#: 285852

WREN, Maryevalyn, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204, RUHL, Laura, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204 and POLLOCK, Erik D., University of Arkansas Stable Isotope Laboratory, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, lsruhl@ualr.edu

8-8-11

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AFFECTING METAL CYCLING ALONG THE ANIMAS RIVER
Abstract ID#: 286555

RODRIGUEZ-FREIRE, Lucia¹, AVASARALA, Sumant¹, MCLEE, Patrick¹, ARTYUSHKOVA, Kateryna², BREARLEY, Adrian³, PETERSON, Eric³, CROSSEY, Laura J.³, LATTA, Drew⁴, ALI, Abdul-Mehdi S.³, SCHULER, Andrew¹ and CERRATO, Jose¹, (1)Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, MSC 01 1070, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, MSC01 1120, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (4)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, luciar@unm.edu

8-8-12

POLICY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PROMOTING ABANDONED MINE CLEANUPS
Abstract ID#: 278261

YOUNG, Doug, Keystone Policy Center, 1800 Glenarm Place, Suite 503, Denver, CO 80202, douglaseyoung@msn.com

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 288251

GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T70. The Animas River and Beyond: Balancing Science and Policy in Cleaning up America’s Abandoned Mine Lands