You all are confusing the contaminated ground water plume under the south valley with the water from the mine. The mine pumps several thousand gallons of clean water per minute from the bottom of it. It would become a giant lake if they didn't. This water is used for the slurry and extra is given to the farmers.

The contaminated ground water plume under South Jordan is a different story. Kennecott Copper built a multimillion dollar reverse osmosis plant that was (or will soon be) given to the South Valley Water Conservation District. Several wells have been drilled in the area and the contaminated water from then is treated through reverse osmosis. The primary contaminate is sulphates or higher than acceptable levels of sulphur compounds. The sulphur is a natural component of the ore coming out of the mine and was leached into the ground water over several decades when Kennecott's predecessor used the area for evaporation ponds. Sulphates are what make the water stink at hot mineral spings that most of us have swam in. Ingested in high amounts it can cause a slight laxative effect. The clean water obtained from the reverse osmosis treatment is then pumped directly back into the underground aquifer to dilute the sulphates to accepatable levels. This is all available info on the web, folks. Search for the remediation project on the SVWCD website.

As much as some people would like to get all wound up about it, relax people, you don't live on a Superfund site. Spreading rumors is great way to kill what property value we have left.