Watch CBS News

Tire Dump Cleanup Underway At Cattle Ranch In Larimer County

LIVERMORE, Colo. (CBS4) - Cleanup is underway at a cattle ranch in Larimer County.

Tires have been dumped on the property near Livermore over the past 40 years. It started as a way to protect against erosion, but the Roberts Ranch quickly became a dumping ground.

LARIMER COUNTY TIRE CLEANUP 6VO4.transfer
(credit: CBS)
LARIMER COUNTY TIRE CLEANUP 6VO.transfer
(credit: CBS)

Larimer County is using a $500,000 grant to clean the tires up.

"They are a hazard out there. Besides being unsightly, they are a hazard, and it's the right thing to do," Kerri Rollins with Larimer County said. "The state and the county and the nature conservancy and the Roberts Ranch all want to make sure that that is resurrected."

The county says the tires are not only a fire hazard, but a health hazard because the tires hold standing water that mosquitoes with the potential to carry the West Nile virus can breed in.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.