Sewage Spill Expected to Reach John Martin Reservoir, Visitors Advised to Avoid Contact

Sewage spill flows down valley to John Martin Reservoir

Pipe rupture that spewed 4.25 million gallons of raw Pueblo sewage into the Arkansas River is spreading E. Coli and other contaminants

Sewage spill slowly moving down Arkansas River

More than 4 million gallons of raw sewage are flowing down the Arkansas River in southern Colorado, leaving public health officials to issue downstream warnings about playing in the water. The sewage is expected to reach the John Martin Reservoir…

Sewage spill expected to reach John Martin Reservoir, visitors advised to avoid contact

Visitors are advised to avoid contact with the river and the reservoir by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Sewage spill expected to reach John Martin Reservoir by Aug. 31, visitors advised to avoid contact

Watch related coverage in the video player above. (HASTY, Colo.) — The sewage that entered the Arkansas River in Pueblo on Aug. 26 - 27 is expected to reach the John Martin Reservoir in Hasty, Colorado, by Monday, Aug. 31. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) advised visitors to avoid contact with the river and the [...]