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Resident testing finds elevated arsenic, lead in River Park topsoil; trustees forward results to state health agency
Summary
A resident presented preliminary testing showing elevated heavy‑metal concentrations near the Morley Smelter deposits at Buena Vista River Park. Town staff said samples and findings have been forwarded to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for technical review.
Tom Brown, a Buena Vista resident, told trustees on Oct. 28 that recent soil sampling around the River Park and Morley Smelter deposits detected ‘‘arsenic at levels ranging from 21 to 57 times above EPA established health values’’ and elevated lead, chromium and cadmium in some samples.
Brown summarized a set of tests the town and community volunteers coordinated between May and September.…
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