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• EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  Deletions in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming contribute to largest national tally since 2001

  EPA News Release: EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• EPA awards $200,000 for job-training program at Fort Lyon campus in Bent County, Colo.

  Grant among $5.1 million to help transform communities across the nation

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $200,000 for job-training program at Fort Lyon campus in Bent County, Colo.

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA awards Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment $1,170,000 to improve water quality in the Lower Arkansas and Lower Gunnison River basins

  EPA and the state partner with the agriculture industry to restore watersheds

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment $1,170,000 to improve water quality in the Lower Arkansas and Lower Gunnison River basins

  • Release Date: October 17, 2019

• EPA deletes Utah and Wyoming sites from Superfund list

  Deletion of sites from National Priorities List reflect new emphasis on Superfund program progress

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes Utah and Wyoming sites from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 24, 2019

• EPA deletes residential areas in north Denver from Superfund list

  Milestone at Vasquez Boulevard/ Interstate 70 Superfund site reflects completion of residential cleanups for lead and arsenic

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes residential areas in north Denver from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 23, 2019

• Five Star Urban Waters Grant Awarded to Project in Creede, Colorado

  With a $32k grant from EPA, Headwaters Alliance will help restore waters and streams, address water quality Lower Willow Creek project

  EPA News Release: Five Star Urban Waters Grant Awarded to Project in Creede, Colorado

  • Release Date: August 28, 2019

• South Platte Water Renewal Partners win EPA water quality “Challenge”

  Englewood, Colo. based company develops sensors for wastewater treatment to help address nutrient pollution

  EPA News Release: South Platte Water Renewal Partners win EPA water quality “Challenge”

  • Release Date: August 21, 2019

• EPA awards Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality $859,000 grant to protect water quality

  EPA partners with the state to protect and restore watersheds, streams and groundwater

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality $859,000 grant to protect water quality

  • Release Date: July 24, 2019

• Administrator Wheeler Updates Superfund Emphasis List

  Bonita Peak Mining District Site in Colorado remains on list, development of Adaptive Management Plan and site-wide Strategic Plan to advance cleanup progress

  EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Updates Superfund Emphasis List

  • Release Date: July 19, 2019

• EPA awards $200K to support cleanup and redevelopment of vacant school property in Dinosaur, Colorado

  Brownfields grant to remove environmental contaminants and enable development of a new community center

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $200K to support cleanup and redevelopment of vacant school property in Dinosaur, Colorado

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019

• EPA awards Colorado Springs $600K to advance the cleanup and redevelopment of properties in Fountain Creek, Shooks Run Creek corridors

  Brownfields grant to support Legacy Greenway and create new economic opportunities in Colorado Springs and Fountain

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Colorado Springs $600K to advance the cleanup and redevelopment of properties in Fountain Creek, Shooks Run Creek corridors

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019