Rocky Flats: The Department of Energy hopes to breach dams located on the propoerty

May 31, 2010

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From the Broomfield Enterprise:

The DOE wants to demolish several dams on the site that hold surface water in retention ponds. Breaching the dams will allow water to flow and restore the wetlands and riparian habitat.

Local communities, including Broomfield, oppose the plan…

Comments will be accepted through June 1. They can be e-mailed to rfinfo@lm.doe.gov or mailed to Rocky Flats EA Comments, 11025 Dover St., Suite 1000, Westminster, CO 80021. For more information, call 720-377-9672.

Here’s the link (pdf) to the draft version of the DOE`s environmental assessment.

More South Platte River Basin coverage here.

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