Superfund Site:

CENTRAL CITY, CLEAR CREEK
IDAHO SPRINGS, CO

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Ashlin Brooks
Brooks.Ashlin@epa.gov
(303) 312-6425

Remedial Project Manager
Angela Fowler
Fowler.Angela@epa.gov
(303) 312-6923

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Site Location

Street Address:
NEAR TOWN
IDAHO SPRINGS, CO 80452

Announcements and Key Topics

​EPA has completed the 6th Five-Year Review of the Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Site. The report includes a summary of the cleanup activities and an evaluation of the protectiveness of those activities. This report defers the protectiveness determination of the cleanup, due to EPA’s January 2024 Updated Lead Guidance for lowered soil lead screening levels at residential properties within Superfund ...
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Background

The Central City, Clear Creek site consists of a 400-square-mile watershed extending from the Continental Divide east to near Golden, Colorado. The site is located in Gilpin and Clear Creek ...
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