Effects of hydrologic variability and remedial actions on first flush and metal loading from streams draining the Silverton caldera, 1992–2014

TN Petach, RL Runkel, RM Cowie… - Hydrological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined water quality in the upper Animas River watershed, a mined watershed
that gained notoriety following the 2015 Gold King mine release of acid mine drainage to …

Remediation of acid rock drainage in a changing climate: assessment of bulkhead closures and long-term water quality trends in the Colorado Mineral Belt

TN Petach - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Acid rock drainage (ARD) produces low pH, high metal concentration waters into receiving
waters down-gradient from oxidizing sulfide minerals. ARD can degrade habitat, poison …