Resources:

For U.S. EPA’s “agreement on consent” (AOC) template for Good Samaritans wanting to reduce CERCLA (Superfund) liability, visit: 

• http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/cercla-goodsam-principles-mem.pdf

For information for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Abandoned Mined Lands Program, visit:

• http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/aml/index.htm

For information on the Western Governor Association’s position on Good Samaritan’s cleanup of abandoned mined lands, visit:

•  http://www.westgov.org/wga_resolutions.htm

For information of Colorado’s Abandoned Mined Land Program including reclamation activities and best management practices at abandoned mine sites, visit Colorado Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety:

• http://mining.state.co.us/Abandoned%20Mines.htm

For information on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Abandoned Mined Lands Program, visit:

•  http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/Abandoned_Mine_Lands.html

For information on the U.S. Geological Survey’s Abandoned Mined Lands Initiative, visit:

• http://amli.usgs.gov/index.html

For information on the Animas River Stakeholders Group, visit:

• http://old.waterinfo.org/arsg/index.html