The Colorado Natural Resources Trustees approved a settlement with Vail Corporation in connection with a snowmaking system that discharged into nearby creeks in 2021 and caused a large fish kill.
Based on a six-month investigation, state investigators found that between Sept. 17-20, 2021, Vail Mountain left isolation valves open on its snowmaking system, which allowed the release of about two million gallons of a mix of water and hazardous substances. It discharged into Mill Creek and Gore Creek through Vail. About 1.5 miles of river were impacted, including the fish, algae and aquatic insects that called it home.
In its investigation, the state found that Vail Corporations had violated provisions of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Colorado Water Quality Control Act and the Colorado Wildlife Code with this incident. Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | August 16, 11am Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who serves as chair of the Colorado Natural Resources Trustees, said the settlement compensates the community for the harm to the aquatic resources in the Gore Creek, which is one of Colorado's prized trout fisheries. The settlement funds will help restore those natural resources downstream of the release, Weiser said.
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