July 30, 2010

Trail Creek runs blue

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A small fish swims into the polluted waters of the Trail Creek as other fish try to avoid the blue water on Thursday. (Richard Hamm/Staff/richard.hamm@onlineathens.com) Blue, contaminated waters of Trail Creek gush beneath the historic railroad trestle which was featured on the R.E.M "Murmur" album. (Richard Hamm/Staff/richard.hamm@onlineathens.com) Contaminated waters from Trail Creek pour into the North Oconee River on Thursday. The water in the east fork of the stream was contaminated Wednesday when a J&amp;J Chemical Co. plant burned. (Richard Hamm/Staff/richard.hamm@onlineathens.com) Contaminated waters from Trail Creek pour into the North Oconee River on Thursday. The water from the creek was contaminated by toilet bowl deodorizer when a J&amp;J Chemical Co. plant burned upstream. (Richard Hamm/Staff/richard.hamm@onlineathens.com) FIsh swim on the edge of fresh and contaminated water in Trail Creek on Thursday after a chemical spill upstream. (David Manning/Staff/david.manning@onlineathens.com) A sign warns people to stay out of Trail Creek on Thursday, in Athens. (David Manning/Staff/david.manning@onlineathens.com) Dead fish float in contaminated Trail Creek on Thursday after chemicals ran off upstream when a plant caught fire Wednesday in northern Clarke County. (David Manning/Staff/david.manning@onlineathens.com) A bystander photographs contaminated water in Trail Creek on Thursday near downtown Athens. (David Manning/Staff/david.manning@onlineathens.com) Contaminated water flows in Trail Creek on Thursday near downtown Athens. The blue water appears to be toilet bowl disinfectant that ran off following a fire at a North Clarke plant. (David Manning/Staff/david.manning@onlineathens.com) Contaminated water flows in Trail Creek on Thursday in Athens. The blue water appears to be toilet bowl disinfectant that ran off following a fire at a northern Clarke County plant. (David Manning/Staff/david.manning@onlineathens.com)
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Contaminated water flows in Trail Creek on Thursday near downtown Athens. The blue water appears to be toilet bowl disinfectant that ran off following a fire at a North Clarke plant. (David Manning/Staff/david.manning@onlineathens.com)

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