Grand Canyon groundwater systems’ high interconnectivity makes nearby uranium mining risky

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, US-based researchers state that uranium mining near the Grand Canyon’s springs and groundwater sources requires better monitoring and the application of hydro-tectonic concepts to reevaluate their viability.

The highest-volume springs are the Havasu Spring, on the Havasupai Reservation, which supplies water for the Village of Havasupai people inside the Grand Canyon, and the Blue Spring, which is culturally significant for Navajo and Hopi peoples. Other springs emerge in parkland and provide water for the Grand Canyon’s more than six million annual visitors.

“State and Federal permitting agencies should consider all the available science,” Karlstrom said, concerning the environmental approval for. “Tribes claim the permitting is ignoring recent peer-reviewed science and risks to culturally significant features.”

 

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