A plume of orange mine waste flows from the Animas River, left, and into the San Juan River, right, pictured Aug. 8, 2015 at the river's confluence in Farmington, New Mexico.
A warning sign is posted near the Fruitland canal, Wednesday, Aug. 26 ,2015, in Upper Fruitland, New Mexico.
Melanie Bergolc, a resident of Silverton, Colo., walks along the banks of Cement Creek in Silverton, Colo on Aug. 10, 2015 where residue from the Gold King Mine spill is evident.
Environmental Protection Agency officials and San Juan, Colorado, County Commissioners tour the site where the Gold King Mine breached on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, north of Silverton, Colorado.
A water treatment holding facility operated by Environmental Restoration LLC used to treat waste water from the Gold King Mine is pictured on Aug. 10, 2015, north of Silverton, Colorado.
Steve Austin, senior hydrologists Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency, Water Quality Program collects soil samples, Wednesday, Aug. 26 ,2015, from the Fruitland canal in Upper Fruitland.
Marybeth Friis opens the the Sargent Ditch irrigation gate, Saturday morning, Aug. 15, 2015, allowing water from the Animas River to resupply her family's irrigation ditch system with water from the Aniams River in Aztec, N.M.
Earl Yazzie walks through his corn field, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2016 at his farm in Shiprock, New Mexico. Yazzie used water for irrigation that was trucked in during the Gold King MIne spill but his crops did not mature.