Denver Water: Fouling Its Own Nest

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Denver Water retirees urge action by Denver Water Board of Commissioners
Penfield Tate III, right, President of Denver Water Board  
March 10, 2010 
A CO WATCH INVESTIGATION
CO WATCH-2 
Denver Water Retirees 
Blow Whistle on Hidden Denver Water Dump Sites
Claim Illnesses from Working in Toxic Conditions 
Denver Water's Foothills Drinking Water Plant in Douglas County
Extensively Contaminated by Asbestos in 2009, Prompting Emergency Action 
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 Denver Water Fouled its Own Nest and Sickened Workers, Retired Workers Reveal
See the KDVR TV Report:  
Aired March 17, 2010 
and 
Read the attached files below.
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Denver Water management on the defense against retirees' charges

 Joe Seeks Justice
Joseph Pacheco, a 34-year Denver Water employee, now retired, blows the whistle on past dumping and workers' illnesses, demanding that Denver Water clean up its act
Also, see the CO WATCH story about Denver Water dumping asbestos and other wastes at 12th and Sheridan, along Dry Gulch: 
Also see the TV News report by KDVR's Investigative Reporter, Heidi Hemmat:
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