Highway 24 Mill Site
Administrative record
The Administrative record is available online or at the Pikes Peak Library District Penrose Library located at 20 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
Key information
- The Highway 24 Mill Site is in Colorado Springs near the historic Golden Cycle Mill and tailings pile. The Site includes the A-1 Mobile Home village.
- In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sampled soils at the A-1 Mobile Home Village, and found elevated levels of lead and arsenic.
- In January 2024, EPA updated its guidance on lead to address contamination in residential areas. In January 2025, EPA released updated toxicity values for arsenic. Now, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) and EPA are working together to address soil arsenic and lead contamination at the A-1 Mobile Village.
What can you do?
- The soil you come into contact with every day may contain heavy metals, such as lead and arsenic, that can get into your body by accidentally eating or breathing in dirt and dust particles. You can take simple actions to protect yourself and your family.
- Regularly wash your hands with soap and water, especially for children after playing and before eating.
- Keep dirt outside by removing and cleaning shoes before you come inside.
- Create safe spaces to play by keeping kids from playing in bare soil along sides of buildings or under porches.
Upcoming activity
- Hire a removal contractor.
- CDPHE will select a qualified contractor to safely excavate and remove contaminated soil from the site.
- Finalize work plans for the site and individual lots.
- CDPHE and EPA will complete detailed work plans outlining cleanup activities for each property.
- Complete clean up.
- Clean up activities are expected to be complete in 2026, and we will continue to inspect the area to make sure it is protective of human health and the environment.
Questions
Contact Patrick Medland
303-692-3281
patrick.medland@state.co.us
Language services
Upon request, language services will be provided to individuals whose primary language is not English. For more information, please contact Pedro Ayala at (303) 312-6606 or Ayala.Pedro@epa.gov, or the CDPHE Nondiscrimination Coordinator at cdphe_nondiscrimination@state.co.us or 303-692-2102.