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On the recordDecember 8, 2015
One of the things I have seen--by August 9, 4 days later, the levels of metal and sediment from the Silverton area had returned to levels prior to the August 5 spill.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer discusses the quick recovery of water quality after the spill.

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