Records from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment show that residents from about 15 mobile home parks have filed 37 complaints since tracking began in March 2020. The complaints cite illness, discoloration, bad taste and failure by park owners to notify residents of poor water quality.
Park manager Henry Hendrickson declined to comment and referred questions to owner Investment Property Group, which didn't respond to several phone and email messages. The law, which Gov. Jared Polis signed last month, also requires park owners to remediate any contaminated water found by the testing.Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post via Getty Images file
, a naturally occurring radioactive metal formed by the decay of uranium and thorium, can cause increased incidences of bone, liver or breast cancer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.advisories warning residents not to drink the water after Kim In February, Kim Jr. was cited for contempt of court for failing to appear and for failing to remediate the violations, court records show., and he is being fined a remedial sanction of $100 a day until he submits a plan to provide safe drinking water that must be approved by state health officials.