<div id="ooyalaplayer" style="width: 800px; height: 450px;"></div><div style="display:none;" id="kalturavideoplaceholder">kalturavideoplaceholder</div><div><div><script src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js"></script><div class="g-ytsubscribe" data-channel="BusinessInsider" data-layout="full" data-count="default"></div></div></div><p class="embed-spacer"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Health officials are warning some Colorado residents after 1 million gallons of contaminated waste water spilled into a river.&#xa0;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The EPA said the spill occurred while workers were trying to treat the waste water, which was located near an abandoned mine.</span></p><p><em>Produced by&#xa0;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/author/lamar-salter" target="_blank">Lamar Salter</a>. Video courtesy of Reuters.</em></p><p><strong>Follow BI Video:</strong><em>&#xa0;</em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BusinessInsider.Video">On Facebook</a></p>

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The EPA spilled 1 million gallons of waste water into a Colorado river - turning it orange

kalturavideoplaceholderHealth officials are warning some Colorado residents after 1 million gallons of contaminated waste water spilled into a river.&#xa0;The EPA said the spill occurred while workers were trying to treat the waste water, which was located near an abandoned mine.Produced by&#xa0;Lamar Salter. Video courtesy of Reuters.Follow BI Video:&#xa0;On Facebook

kalturavideoplaceholderHealth officials are warning some Colorado residents after 1 million gallons of contaminated waste water spilled into a river. &#xa0;The EPA said the spill occurred while workers were trying to treat the waste water, which was located near an abandoned mine.

The EPA spilled 1 million gallons of waste water into a Colorado river - turning it orange

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