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CDPHE Environmental Release and Incident System Report Print date 2/16/2011 <br />CASE NUMBER: 2011-0087 <br />WHO TOOK REPORT: GARY LAURA <br />DATE ENTERED: 2116/2011 TIME ENTERED: 12:17 <br />DATE REPORTED: 2/16/2011 TIME REPORTED: 10:30:00 AM <br />NRC NUMBER: <br />CALLER: RANDY WHICKER CONFIDENTIAL: N PHONE: 719-275-7413 <br />ORGANIZATION: COTTER CORP <br />STREET: PO BOX 1750 <br />CITY: CANYON CITY COUNTY: FREMONT <br />STATE: CO ZIP CODE: 81215- <br />10TENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY: COTTER CORP <br />'RP CONTACT: RANDY WHICKER PRP PHONE: 719-275-7413 <br />ADDRESS: PO BOX 1750 <br /> FAX: <br />1TY: CANYON CITY COUNTY: FREMONT <br />TATE: CO ZIP CODE: 81215- <br />VENT DATE: 2/15/2011 EVENT TIME: 10:30:00 AM <br />DCATION: SCHWOLTER URANIUM MINE GLENCO VALLY ROAD MILE MARKER: <br />ITY: COUNTY: JEFFERSON <br /> Latitude: <br />TATE: CO ZIP CODE: <br /> Longitude: <br />TYPE OF MATERIAL: OTHER <br />MATERIALI: URANIUM CONTAMINATED QUANTITY1: 47500 UNIT1: GALLONS QTY TO WATER1: UNIT1: <br />WATFR <br />MATERIAL2: QUANTITY2: UNIT2: QTY TO WATER2: UNIT2: <br />MATERIALS: QUANTITY3: UNIT3: QTY TO WATER3: UNIT3: <br />SOURCE: T <br />SOURCE TYPE: STORAGE TANK <br />CAUSE: FAILURE EQUIPMENT <br />CAUSE INFORMATION: Uranium contaminated alluvial groundwater held in a storage tank for treatment had a burst valve (do to a hard freeze) <br />releasing the untreated water over the weekend of February 10th. This water moved in the direction of the mountain <br />located next to the treatment facility. Water seeped into the alluvial fan and moved through 4 french drains and into <br />holding burms used on the reclamation site. <br />MEDIUM IMPACTED: GROUNDWATER ? Fixed Facility ? Land ? Air 0 Groundwater <br />W Surface Water Waterway Impacted: <br />NUMBER OF DEATHS: 0 NUMBER OF INJURIES: 0 EVACUATION: N NUMBER EVACUATED: