Colorado Daily Status Report: August 13, 2015

Colorado Daily Status Report August 13, 2015

Information in this report was gathered prior to 8:30 a.m.

Alerts/Warnings
National Terrorism Advisory System: No Current Alerts

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status
Day to Day

Current Disasters/Large Incidents

Incident Name	Gold King Mine Water Release
Incident Start Date	August 5, 2015
Location/County	Gold King Mine in San Juan County
Closures	Temporary Closure of the Animas River in La Plata County
Resources	DHSEM Director of Emergency Management, Field Services Manager, Regional Field Manager, Strategic Communications Manager, SEOC Manager and Logistics staff are providing support along with representatives from the EPA, San Juan County, Town of Silverton, La Plata County, City of Durango, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Colorado Parks and Recreation, Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, San Juan Basin Health, CDPHE, San Juan County New Mexico
Information Sources	DHSEM Regional Field ManagerLa Plata County Emergency Management LPC_OEM on Twitter - La Plata County on Facebook San Juan Basin Health Department Environment Protection Agency – EPA Region 8 on Twitter
Emergency Declaration	Governor Hickenlooper declared a Disaster Emergency on August 10, 2015. The City of Durango and La Plata County have each proclaimed a State of Local Emergency.

Read the full Colorado Daily Status Report for August 13, 2015.