Captain Jack Superfund Site
We are working to help our community understand, analyze, interpret, communicate, and respond to information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) related to the Captain Jack Superfund site.
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Captain Jack Image Gallery
Mine Tunnel
The Big Five Tunnel and upper tailings pond of the Captain Jack Mill abandoned mine site in Left Hand Watershed.
Temporary Treatment Plant
A temporary treatment plant used to actively treat mine water during periods elevated effluent flow.
Watershed Center Staff
Watershed Center staff samples mine effluent at the Big Five Tunnel for pH and metals.
Treatment System
The complete active treatment system used at the Big Five Tunnel in the winter of 2018.