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House endorses federal action to move Moab Atlas Mill tailings, citing river contamination concerns
Summary
The House passed HCR1 urging transfer of jurisdiction over the Atlas Mill tailings in Moab to the Department of Energy to enable relocation and long-term remediation; Representative Johnson said the pile covers about 170 acres and estimated contaminated runoff of roughly 28,000 gallons per day entering the Colorado River.
The Utah House on Feb. 2 passed House Concurrent Resolution 1 urging the federal government to transfer jurisdiction over the Atlas Mill tailings pile in Moab so the site can be moved to a permanent, lined repository and remediated. Representative Johnson described the site and its environmental risks and said…
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