LEADVILLE, COLO. -- The Bureau of Reclamation will test its warning sirens at the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Treatment Plant on Thursday, November 5, 2015, starting at 1 p.m.
The sirens and emergency warning system are tested periodically as part of Reclamation's regular maintenance program at the drainage tunnel and treatment plant. The sirens and warning system were installed to enhance notification of local residents in the unlikely event of an emergency.
The Drainage Tunnel and Treatment Plant continue to function as designed and are performing safely.
For more information, please call Patience Hurley at (701) 221-1204 or e-mail phurley@usbr.gov.
Espanol: El Negociado de Reclamaciones (Bureau of Reclamation), iniciara pruebas de su nuevo sistema de alarmas para la Planta de Tratamiento de Agua, localizada en el Tunel de Drenaje de la Mina de Leadville. Las pruebas se llevaran a 1 p.m. el dia 5 de Noviembre de 2015.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
