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MEDIA ALERT: USGS STUDY WILL DYE SLATE RIVER GREEN IN NOVEMBER

By: States News Service Dateline: CRESTED BUTTE, Colo
Date: October 27, 2022
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Summary

The following information was released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): The U.S. Geological Survey will be conducting a non-toxic dye-tracing study in the Slate River, north of town, between Nov. 1 and 4, 2022. During this time, fluorescein, a green, non-toxic dye, will be introduced into the r