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Park City's Toxic Legacy Revealed | Park City News
Park City’s hidden legacy of mining contamination is finally coming to light — with lead and arsenic levels at the Five Acre site soaring nearly 80 times above EPA safety standards. Buried beneath a thriving ski town, toxic tailings from 1950s mines still lurk under neighborhoods like Prospector, forcing a costly cleanup funded by Bonanza Park redevelopment money. Despite missing a federal grant, the city is moving forward with strict excavation protocols, dust control, and air monitoring — all under Utah’s Voluntary Cleanup Program — to protect residents and secure long-term safety for…
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