Correction: Red detergent did not reach Grimes creek 3/10/2022 2:10:00 PM View Count 156 GRIMES—After DNR field staff investigated, they found red detergent spilled in Grimes on Monday had not reached North Walnut Creek—contrary to the initial report.
DNR tracking fuel spill in Eldora 1/28/2022 6:00:00 PM View Count 240 ELDORA—DNR and emergency response staff are tracking down a fuel release in Eldora.
Avoid Spills and Fish Kills - 9 Tips for Successful Land Application 10/4/2021 10:02:00 AM View Count 564 “We’re in the midst of a long-term dry spell, that started more than two years ago,” says Tim Hall, DNR’s hydrology resources coordinator. “It will take us a long time to get out of this.”
DNR responds to diesel fuel spill at Pilot Truck Stop in Urbandale 7/11/2021 2:59:00 PM View Count 620 URBANDALE, Iowa – A diesel fuel spill was reported to the Iowa DNR on Friday, July 9, around 2:30pm at the Pilot Truck Stop on Douglas Ave.
Quick action helps prevent potential fish kill in Crawford County 5/28/2021 2:26:00 PM View Count 395 SCHLESWIG—About 6:30 p.m. Thursday, a transport company reported a fertilizer spill about three miles southwest of Schleswig. DNR received three other calls about the incident.
DNR, city and county work to find source of Shelby County diesel spill 5/28/2021 2:21:00 PM View Count 405 HARLAN: DNR staff responded to a diesel spill in Harlan Thursday, meeting with local officials as they worked to track down its source.
DNR investigating fish kill and manure spill in Kossuth County 4/15/2021 6:51:00 AM View Count 941 WEST BEND—DNR responded this afternoon to a manure spill in Lotts Creek, about two miles northeast of West Bend.
DNR checking manure spill and fish kill near Rock Rapids 4/15/2021 6:49:00 AM View Count 719 ROCK RAPIDS—DNR staff are onsite checking the impacts of a large manure spill that reached Mud Creek northwest of Rock Rapids in Lyon County.
DNR traces Mason City spill to milk shake ingredient 4/14/2021 2:58:00 PM View Count 734 MASON CITY—Following up on reports of discolored water in a tributary of Cheslea Creek, DNR staff traced milk-colored water to Martin-Brower, a McDonald’s distribution center in Mason City.
DNR checking spill and fish kill in Plymouth County 4/6/2021 9:32:00 AM View Count 964 REMSEN—Responding to a report of brown water in a creek, DNR is investigating a manure spill and fish kill that occurred about five miles southeast of Remsen.
DNR investigates manure spill in Keokuk County 12/7/2020 7:47:00 PM View Count 807 SIGOURNEY – DNR received several reports of a manure spill about 11 miles north of Sigourney on Dec. 5.
Lakeview Drive to close Tuesday for construction project at Brushy Creek Recreation Area 7/24/2020 8:14:00 PM View Count 922 LEHIGH, Iowa -- A portion of Lakeview Drive will be closed on Tuesday, July 28 from 9am - 3pm due to the construction project of the fish barrier on the Brushy Creek Lake spillway.
New plan developed to stop ongoing fish kill in Dubuque 6/25/2020 1:15:00 PM View Count 1551 DUBUQUE—Wednesday afternoon, DNR fisheries staff found freshly killed fish at the site of a fertilizer spill in Dubuque, indicating there is ongoing pollution going into Bee Branch pond.
DNR responds to fertilizer spill in Dubuque 6/18/2020 12:07:00 PM View Count 2158 DUBUQUE—DNR staff are investigating a large fertilizer spill on the east side of Dubuque.
DNR investigating manure spill near Sigourney in Keokuk County 4/30/2020 2:10:00 PM View Count 1257 SIGOURNEY—A DNR specialist investigated a manure spill Wednesday night after a tanker rolled into a tributary of Bridge Creek northeast of Sigourney.
DNR investigates manure spill in Mitchell County 4/24/2020 3:47:00 PM View Count 1011 STACYVILLE - The DNR is checking a fish kill after the report of a manure spill Thursday evening about three miles southeast of Stacyville in Mitchell County.
DNR investigating fertilizer spill in Henry County 4/7/2020 1:21:00 PM View Count 1077 MT PLEASANT—The Iowa DNR is investigating a fertilizer spill on the east side of Mt. Pleasant near the interchange of U.S. Highways 34 and 218 .
DNR investigates manure spill in Plymouth County 2/28/2020 10:45:00 AM View Count 911 KINGSLEY - Thursday afternoon, DNR responded to a manure spill at a sow facility about five miles northwest of Kingsley in Plymouth County.
DNR investigated manure spill in Howard County Thursday 12/6/2019 3:26:00 PM View Count 1174 CRESCO - Iowa DNR responded to a manure spill that occurred southwest of Cresco late Thursday afternoon.
Land-applied manure flowed into Taylor County stream 11/25/2019 9:27:00 AM View Count 1300 LENOX – Responding to a complaint about manure application, DNR staff found manure running into a stream about four miles south of Lenox Thursday morning.
Manure reached Cass County creek near Atlantic 10/7/2019 4:24:00 PM View Count 1166 ATLANTIC—Following a producer’s report on Oct. 4, DNR staff investigated a manure spill about seven miles northwest of Atlantic.
Manure spilled in Sioux County near Hawarden 9/26/2019 6:56:00 AM View Count 1429 HAWARDEN—DNR staff investigated a complaint of a manure spill northeast of Hawarden on Wednesday.
Rule Reminder: Reporting manure and chemical releases 9/3/2019 2:33:00 PM View Count 1351 State laws require producers and manure applicators to report spills to the Iowa DNR. Not only is reporting required, but the sooner you report, the more likely DNR technical staff can help. DNR staff have experience with many spills. They may be able to offer ideas that you don’t think of—preventing a worse situation or a fish kill. Play it safe and call it in.
DNR investigating manure discharges due to excessive rainfall 7/8/2019 10:53:00 AM View Count 1539 The DNR is investigating three manure discharges caused by the recent heavy rainfall in northwestern Iowa.
Spill near Fort Dodge traced to soil fertility company 5/16/2019 11:59:00 AM View Count 1857 FORT DODGE – Wednesday, the DNR investigated a report of discolored and foamy water in Holiday Creek about two miles east of Fort Dodge
DNR investigates Taylor County manure spill 5/7/2019 3:44:00 PM View Count 1252 LENOX – During a routine inspection Tuesday morning, DNR inspectors noted a manure spill approximately three miles southwest of Lenox.
Cleanup on Iowa Falls diesel spill near complete 4/26/2019 12:44:00 PM View Count 1532 IOWA FALLS – Clean up of a 50-gallon diesel fuel spill south of Iowa Falls is near completion.
Fertilizer spill near Shelby 4/18/2019 12:53:00 PM View Count 1672 SHELBY – A tanker carrying liquid fertilizer overturned one mile east of the Shelby exit on Interstate 80 Wednesday afternoon, causing an unknown amount of fertilizer to leak into a tributary of Silver Creek.
DNR responds to ongoing manure release west of Winterset 1/10/2019 8:22:00 AM View Count 1220 WINTERSET - DNR staff were on site four miles west of Winterset responding to a spill at a hog confinement today.
DNR investigates Butler County manure release 9/27/2018 2:30:00 PM View Count 1482 BRISTOW - Yesterday DNR staff investigated a manure spill caused by a broken water line in a hog confinement located about three miles north of Bristow.
DNR investigating manure spill in Clinton County 9/13/2018 12:22:00 PM View Count 1970 CLINTON – Wednesday, while doing a follow-up check on manure application just north of Clinton, the DNR found manure in a tributary of Silver Creek flowing into Silver Creek and about three miles to the Mississippi River.
Fuel reaching Catfish Creek near Peosta appears limited 8/9/2018 2:15:00 PM View Count 1964 PEOSTA – Cleanup of Monday’s diesel spill near Peosta will take weeks or months, but the amount of diesel fuel that reached Catfish Creek appears limited according to the DNR.
DNR responding to train derailment, crude oil spill 6/22/2018 1:37:00 PM View Count 2341 DOON, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is on scene of a crude oil spill caused by a train derailment, just south of Doon, Iowa, that occurred earlier this morning
Manure spill in Winneshiek County stopped 6/20/2018 3:35:00 PM View Count 2047 RIDGEWAY, Iowa – The DNR is investigating a manure spill about three miles north of Ridgeway in Winneshiek County.
DNR responding to crash involving diesel spill 6/18/2018 3:49:00 PM View Count 1921 LYON COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is responding to a crash and diesel spill near Marsh Avenue and A-34 about four miles south of Little Rock in Lyon County.
DNR investigating manure spill in Willey in Carroll County 12/7/2017 8:48:00 AM View Count 2134 WILLEY, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a report from manure applicator Neese Inc. late Tuesday of a manure tanker tipped over near a ditch near Willey, Iowa in Carroll County.
DNR investigating spill and fish kill in Butler County 11/8/2017 9:06:00 AM View Count 2549 A leaking pit from a hog confinement about five miles southeast of Allison in Butler County sent DNR staff to the field Saturday to investigate.
DNR checks spill cleanup in Chickasaw County 11/2/2017 11:58:00 AM View Count 2303 JERICO – Wednesday, DNR staff from Manchester investigated a small hog manure spill near Jerico that reached a tributary of Crane Creek.
Cleanup of Page County manure spill complete 10/27/2017 1:59:00 PM View Count 1864 CLARINDA—Staff from DNR’s Atlantic field office confirmed that cleanup is complete from a manure spill that occurred Oct. 24 northwest of Clarinda.
Manure spill in Plymouth County reaches very small creek 8/30/2017 1:57:00 PM View Count 1971 KINGSLEY –After a report of a manure spill from a sow facility in Plymouth County Tuesday afternoon, DNR found manure had reached a small creek about four miles northwest of Kingsley.
DNR investigates spilled milk in Adair County tanker accident 6/20/2017 2:44:00 PM View Count 2518 FONTANELLE – An accident with a tanker hauling milk east of Fontanelle Sunday evening caused a spill to reach the Middle Nodaway River.
Small manure spill quickly contained in Sioux County 3/9/2017 5:08:00 PM View Count 2312 NEWKIRK—The DNR Spencer field office responded Thursday to a small manure spill about 0.5 miles south of Newkirk in Sioux County.
Diesel spill in Greene County contained 11/29/2016 3:59:00 PM View Count 2435 JEFFERSON – The DNR responded to a diesel spill after a semi hauling Pepsi products hit a bridge about five miles southwest of Jefferson Tuesday morning.
Manure spilled near Breda in Carroll County 11/14/2016 2:05:00 PM View Count 2755 BREDA – Friday about 5:30 p.m., a landowner reported a manure spill about three miles northwest of the city of Breda in northwest Carrol County.
DNR investigates manure spill in Marion County 11/5/2016 9:58:00 AM View Count 2590 OTLEY – The DNR investigated a manure spill today that reached Van Zante Creek about two miles north of Otley in Marion County.