what rivers are contaminated
Three Million Gallons of Contaminated Water Turns River Orange in Colorado. The Animas River in Colorado has turned orange as a toxic spill continues to flow downstream and through to other states. A team of workers with the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally released 3 million gallons of waste water from the Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado, on Aug. 5, the agency said.
The water will continue to flow through the San Juan National Forest, where the San Juan River will carry the contaminated water through Utah and eventually into Lake Powell, experts said. Itâs expected to reach Lake Powell by Wednesday, experts said.