Church Rock tailings spill quote (1)

There were no clouds, but all of a sudden the water came. I was wondering where it came from. Not for a few days were we told.
—Herbert Morgan of Manuelito, New Mexico
Referring to the release of 94 million gallons of acidic waste water from the breach of the Church Rock uranium mine tailings dam in 1979.

Referring to...

Terms of Use:

The text of this article is original work done by the author(s) and editor(s) listed on the article.  The text of this article is freely available for non-profit educational purposes.  Complete attribution must accompany any reproduction or derivative use, and such attribution must include a link to the original Energy Library source material.  Commercial and non-educational use of material from The Energy Library is prohibited without prior approval from the owners of The Energy Library.