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Restrictions on Animas and San Juan river water lifted
State environment and health officials on Saturday lifted the last of the restrictions they imposed on water from the Animas and San Juan rivers after 3 million gallons of contaminated water from a Colorado mine spilled into the rivers earlier this month.
The lifting of restrictions reconnects San Juan County’s water systems to the rivers and reopens them to recreation.
The only remaining prohibition is on the consumption of fish caught in the rivers, as State Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn said a study is pending that will determine whether the fish are safe to eat.
That study might not be completed for “a longer period of time,” he said Saturday.
Read more: http://www.abqjournal.com/629166