On March 24, 2016, EPA released its final conceptual monitoring plan for the Animas and San Juan rivers following the Aug. 5, 2015, Gold King Mine incident. The final plan and EPA responses to stakeholder comments are available below. The press release about the final plan is available here.

• Post - Gold King Mine Release Incident: Conceptual Monitoring Plan for Surface Water, Sediments, and Biology (PDF)(43 pp, 4 MB)
• Appendix A: Comments and Responses for the Sept. 17 Draft GKM Conceptual Monitoring Plan (PDF)(15 pp, 549 K)