Date: Wed

8/27/97 Denver Post
Denver and the West section:

Jefferson County

High pollution levels found

Retests on water from Walnut Creek which flows from Rocky Flats
confirm
elevated levels of plutonium in the creek
said a spokeswoman for the
clean-up of the fomrer nuclear weaopns manufacturing plant.

Earlier tests showed concentrations of plutonium three times accepted levels.
Tests have begun on sediments in the creek and additional monitoring stations
have been set up in an effort to find the source of the plutonium
said
Jennifer Thompson
spokeswoman for Kaiser-Hill
prime contractor for the
cleanup.

Scientists from both the state health department and the Environmetnal
Protection Agency said the levels
while higher than normal
were not a
health concern because the creek isn't used as a drinking supply. Data from
the sediment tests as sell as the regularly scheduled monthly test on the
creek should be available by mid-September
Thompson said.