Seven days before the EPA lost containment of toxic water at the Gold King Mine, retired geologist Dave Taylor wrote a letter to the editor in the local paper warning that a spill was going to happen. He also said, that in his opinion, the EPA may be purposely releasing the toxic sludge so they can justify a water treatment plant.
Today the EPA announced it’s plan to build a treatment plant below the mine.

EPA plans treatment plant for Colorado mine after big spill

Below is what Mr. Taylors said and full letter to the editor, remember, this is SEVEN days before the spill. Link to the Silverton Standard & Mining

But make no mistake, within seven days, all of the 500gpm flow will return to Cement Creek. Contamination may actually increase… The “grand experiment” in my opinion will fail.  And guess what [EPA’s] Mr. Hestmark will say then? Gee, “Plan A” didn’t work so I guess we will have to build a treatment plant at a cost to taxpayers of $100 million to $500 million (who knows). _ Dave Taylor