Floodplain Statement of Findings for Remedial Action at the Uranium Mill Tailings Sites Located Near Maybell and Naturita, CO

Résumé

This Floodplain Statement of Findings is prepared pursuant to Executive Order 11990 and 10 CFR Part 1022, Compliance with Floodplain/ Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements. Under authority granted by the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978, the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to clean up residual radioactive mill tailings and other contaminated materials at the former uranium mill tailings processing sites near Maybell and Naturita, Colorado. Contaminated material occurs in the 100-year floodplains of rivers and streams at and near these processing sites, and the 100-year floodplain of the San Miguel River at the Naturita site is contaminated. Remedial action activities to remove contaminated material would result in the temporary disturbance of the 100-year floodplain. Contamination occurs along Johnson Wash and Lay Creek at the Maybell site; these areas may qualify for supplemental standards and would therefore remain mostly undisturbed. Copies of the floodplain/wetlands assessments for the Maybell and Naturita sites are available from: National Technical Information Service, Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, (703)