MINE WASTE FROM COLORADO IS TURNING THE ANIMAS RIVER IN NEW MEXICO BRIGHT ORANGE. IT HIT AZTEC FRIDAY MORNING AND COULD SHOW UP IN FARMINGTON BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
A MILLION GALLONS OF SLUDGE FROM THE GOLD KING MINE IN SILVERTON COLORADO WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE PLANT ON WEDNESDAY, MOVING INTO NEW MEXICO. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS BEEN DOING TESTS ON THE SLUDGE, WHICH OFFICIALS THINK COULD CONTAIN IRON AND ZINC.
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS UPSET WITH THE EPA FOR NOT TELLING HER ABOUT THE SPILL UNTIL THURSDAY.
