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RECORD NUMBER: 857 OF 1050

Main Title Site-Specific Assessment of the Risk of Ammonia to Endangered Colorado Pikeminnow and Razorback Sucker Populations in the Upper Colorado River Adjacent to the Atlas Mill Tailings Pile, Moab, Utah.
Author Fairchild, J. F. ; Allert, A. L. ; Poulton, B. C. ; Graham, R. V. ;
CORP Author Geological Survey, Columbia, MO. Environmental Research Center. ;Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, CO. Region VIII.;Fish and Wildlife Service, Salt Lake City, UT.
Publisher Dec 2002
Year Published 2002
Stock Number PB2004-104916
Additional Subjects Fishes ; Ammonia ; Risk assessment ; Water pollution ; Remedial action ; Ground water ; Contamination ; Fish populations ; Endangered species ; Water quality ; Environmental impacts ; Toxicity ; Habitats ; Metals ; Radiochemicals ; Management planning and control ; Cleanup ; Evaluation ; Colorado River ; Utah ; Pikeminnow ; Razorback sucker ; Moab(Utah)
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NTIS  PB2004-104916 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation one CD-ROM contains 131 page document
Abstract
The Atlas Mill Tailings Pile is located adjacent to the Upper Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Milling of ore ceased in 1984 and the Atlas Corporation subsequently declared bankuptcy. The U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) is the current manager of the site and is evaluating cleanup options that include remediation for groundwater at the site. This reach of the Upper Colorado River was declared as critical habitat for two endangered fish species (Colorado pikeminnow, Ptychocheilus lucius; and razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) because it is one of the few existing areas that contains known spawning and rearing habitats for these fishes. Monitoring data indicates that the groundwater entering the Upper Colorado River is contaminated with ammonia, metals, and radiochemicals. The USFWS is concerned that contaminated groundwater from the Atlas Mill Tailings Pile may be impacting endangered fish populations within the critical Habitat.