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Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Sunday, September 20, 2026

Ty's Take

Two pieces of news today that cut straight to what keeps this county running, which is water and the land that holds it. The Copper Flat hearing on tailings stability is the kind of thing most folks tune out until it matters, and then it matters a whole lot, because what goes in the ground here tends to show up in the river eventually. Meanwhile, the town finally locked down the last of the funding for the wastewater plant upgrade, which is the kind of unglamorous, essential work that nobody cheers about until the system fails. Both stories are about trust, really. Trust that what we dig up won't poison what we drink, and trust that the people running things are steady enough to keep the lights on and the pipes flowing. In a county this size, with this much history of boom and bust, you learn to pay attention to both.

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Sierra County Citizen

Hearing on Copper Flat Mine, IX-1: Filtered tailings stability (first part)

A Sierra County Citizen contributor explains the engineering behind the proposed Copper Flat Mine's tailings storage system in the first part of a two-part analysis. The article addresses concerns about how a 500-acre, 200-foot-deep tailings stack would remain stable on the hillside.

T or C nails down final tranche of money needed for WWTP renovation

Truth or Consequences has secured the final funding needed to renovate its troubled wastewater treatment plant after years of city leaders prioritizing water system repairs over the failing WWTP. City Manager Gary Whitehead successfully resolved EPA and state environmental enforcement orders by...

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