How to live next to radioactive waste – By Sue McMillin (Colorado Sun) / Mar 5, 2023
Aging activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades. Who will fight once they’re gone?
CAÑON CITY — Heading south on Pine Street, we pass the dead remnants of fruit orchards before rounding the corner onto Cedar Avenue. We pull over next to a gated, gravel drive that leads to an earthen mound and a swath of seemingly vacant land.
The northern peaks of the Wet Mountains are visible in the distance.
The gate keeps out only large vehicles, and it’s just a short walk across land marked by dirt bike trails and paths to the mound, which is actually a Soil Conservation Service dam built in 1972 to prevent flooding.
Near the dam, a more secure gate and fences are posted with no-trespassing signs and a warning: “This site may contain radioactive material.”
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