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West Virginia State Trooper Nathan Stepp of Charleston, W.Va., fills bottles with water for Homer Larch of Pinch at the Kmart in Elkview W.Va., Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Emergency crews are setting up water depots at many locations around the state following a chemical spill on the Elk River that compromised the public water supply to nine counties on Thursday. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert)

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Homer Larch of Pinch W.Va. waits to get safe water at the Kmart in Elkview W.Va., Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Emergency crews have brought in water at many locations around the state following a chemical spill Thursday on the Elk River that compromised the public water supply to nine counties. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert)

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This Dec. 11, 2013 photo shows snow-covered pine branches and cones in Manchester NJ, part of the New Jersey Pinelands region. The New Jersey Pinelands Commission on Jan. 10, 2014 rejected a proposal to run a 22-mile natural gas pipeline through the ecologically fragile Pinelands region. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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This Jan. 6, 2014 photo shows a stream flowing through the New jersey Pinelands region in Lakehurst NJ. Environmentalists who opposed a plan to run a natural gas pipeline through the Pinelands feared the project could contaminate water in the area. The New Jersey Pinelands Commission rejected the proposal on Jan. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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This Dec. 11, 2013 photo shows snow-covered bushes and trees in Manchester NJ, part of the New Jersey Pinelands region. The New jersey Pinelands Commission on Jan. 10, 2014 rejected a proposal to run a 22-mile natural gas pipeline through the ecologically fragile Pinelands region. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 photo, an adult American Bald Eagle sits in a tree along the Mississippi River downstream of Lock and Dam 15 near Rock Island, Ill. Bird watchers say there are more bald eagles frequenting the locks and dams along the Mississippi River. Samantha Heilig, a natural resources specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said she spotted 260 eagles at a single lock and dam between Rock Island and Davenport, Iowa on Wednesday. There's typically 50 to 60. (AP Photo/The Dispatch, Todd Welvaert) QUAD CITY TIMES OUT

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In this Jan. 5, 2014 photo, two American bald eagles fly over the Mississippi River in search of fish downstream of the Lock and Dam 15 near Rock Island, Ill. Turbulence created below the dams provide open water and stunned fish for eagles to eat. Bird watchers say there are more bald eagles frequenting the locks and dams along the Mississippi River. (AP Photo/The Dispatch, Todd Welvaert) QUAD CITY TIMES OUT

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 photo, an adult American bald eagle flies past the Arsenal Bridge while hunting fish on the Mississippi River downstream of Lock and Dam 15 near Rock Island, Ill. Bird watchers say there are more bald eagles frequenting the locks and dams along the Mississippi River. Samantha Heilig, a natural resources specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said she spotted 260 eagles at a single lock and dam between Rock Island and Davenport, Iowa on Wednesday. There's typically 50 to 60. (AP Photo/The Dispatch, Todd Welvaert) QUAD CITY TIMES OUT