Additional Remediation Proposed at the Eagle Mine
While considerable work has been accomplished at the Eagle Mine Superfund Site, water quality in the Eagle River below the Mine does not consistently meet the Stream Standards for the Eagle River adopted by the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, effective January 1, 2009.

The Focused Feasibility Study (FFS) was released for public review by the Colorado Department of Health and the US EPA in July 2011. Prepared by NewFields for CBS, the study evaluates alternatives for meeting the Stream Standards that became effective January 1, 2009.

The Focused Feasibility Study and the following additional documents pertinent to the Eagle Mine are available at www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/rpeagle.htm.

In addition to the Focused Feasibility Study, the following additional documents available at the above link may be of interest.
- Eagle Mine Superfund Site News Summer 2011
- 2010 Annual Monitoring and Activity Report
- Pipeline Audit Update Report
- Several additional reports

Limitations of Currently Proposed Remediation Activities
It is important to recognize that the additional work proposed at the Eagle Mine Site only seeks to achieve the Stream Standards currently in effect and that those stream standards are lower than the Table Value Standards for Cold Water Fishery which have been adopted for most of the streams of Colorado that support cold water fishery. Further information about the stream standards and the effect of lower standards upon aquatic life is available elsewhere in this website.