And then there's the problem of the EPA itself
causing toxic spilling into this river in CO:
"...One question that has been answered is the size of the spill: more than triple than originally estimated.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the size of the spill to be more than 3 million gallons, compared with the initial EPA estimate of 1 million gallons.
The EPA, which caused the accidental release of the contaminants Wednesday, said it continues to monitor the river.
"Collection, transportation and lab analysis of metals in water is complex and time-consuming," the agency said in a statement....
...According to the EPA, the spill occurred when one of its teams was using heavy equipment to enter the Gold King Mine, a suspended mine near Durango. Instead of entering the mine and beginning the process of pumping and treating the contaminated water inside as planned, the team accidentally caused it to flow into the nearby Animas River...."
Pollution flowing faster than facts in EPA spill - CNN.com
I think we all need a filter like this, since the EPA is essentially like "the fox is watching the hen house" and is not going to indict itself when there is a problem:
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