Deepan Dutta / Summit Daily
Officials are investigating Saturday after the Blue River in Breckenridge has been running orange in color through the day.
The water has gone from its natural blue-green hue to a bright, burnt orange within the past few hours, according to midday reports. The water is clear in the town of Blue River, which means the source of the material is somewhere between Blue River and Breckenridge.
Authorities are still investigating and all local water districts have been notified. The Blue River is one of the primary sources for Lake Dillon, which provides drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people on the Front Range.
This is a developing story that will be updated.