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DNR investigating manure discharges due to excessive rainfall

• 7/8/2019 10:53:00 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 9:22:00 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 9:48:00 AM
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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 10:06:00 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 6:08:00 PM
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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 4:59:00 PM
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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 3:05:00 PM
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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
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OTLEY – The DNR investigated a manure spill today that reached Van Zante Creek about two miles north of Otley in Marion County.

Sodium hydroxide leak stopped in Muscatine

• 10/26/2016 1:45:00 PM
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MUSCATINE – An unknown amount of sodium hydroxide sprayed into the Mississippi River Monday following the transfer of the chemical from a barge to K. A. Steel Chemicals in south Muscatine.

Oil Spill From Dredge on Storm Lake Contained and Cleaned Up

• 8/8/2016 9:54:00 AM
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STORM LAKE – Crews from a dredging operation, the city of Storm Lake and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources were able to contain and clean up an oil spill Sunday afternoon on Storm Lake.

O'Brien County Fish Kill Affects Nearly Two Miles of Stream

• 7/1/2016 4:04:00 PM
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SUTHERLAND – Approximately 2,500 fish were killed along nearly two miles of Barry Creek following a manure spill Thursday afternoon northeast of Sutherland in O’Brien County.

DNR Responds to Spill in Lyon County

• 6/29/2016 10:21:00 AM
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ROCK RAPIDS –Environmental specialists from the DNR’s Spencer field office were called to an accident scene after a semi flatbed trailer rolled into the ditch near Highway 9 about six miles west of Rock Rapids Tuesday morning.

Fuel Cleanup in West Des Moines Ongoing

• 6/23/2016 2:55:00 PM
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Cleanup continues along Highway 5 south of West Des Moines where a westbound tanker overturned last Friday morning, June 17.

Manure Spill to Small Creek in Union County

• 6/1/2016 12:59:00 PM
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THAYER – Tuesday afternoon, Union County maintenance staff accidentally nicked a hose used to transport manure while mowing a right-of-way about one mile north of Thayer.

Cleanup Underway On Taylor County Manure Spill

• 5/18/2016 12:46:00 PM
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LENOX – Cleanup is underway at a Taylor County farm following reports of an overflowing manure pit Tuesday afternoon.

DNR Investigating Taylor County Manure Spill

• 5/17/2016 8:15:00 PM
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LENOX – Tuesday afternoon the DNR received an anonymous complaint of an overflowing manure pit in Taylor County.

Accident Causes Fuel Spill in Urbandale

• 4/21/2016 3:18:00 AM
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URBANDALE – An estimated 60 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at 73rd Street and Hickman Road in Urbandale following an accident about 1:40 p.m. today.

Clarke County Manure Spill Reaches Thompson River

• 4/4/2016 11:28:00 AM
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MURRAY – The DNR is investigating a discharge of swine manure from a confinement sow operation in Clarke County that reached the Thompson River.

Fish Barrier Research Project Begins at Big Creek Lake & Brushy Creek Lake Spillways

• 3/29/2016 7:36:00 AM
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A physical fish barrier fence, made of horizontal bars, was installed in 2012 at the Big Creek spillway to reduce adult walleye and muskellunge escapement from Big Creek Lake. The barrier was a collaborative project between the Central Iowa Anglers, Recycled Fish, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

DNR Investigates Small Spill into Storm Lake

• 3/25/2016 11:36:00 AM
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STORM LAKE – A small amount of industrial cleaner at the Tyson-Hillshire plant reached a storm sewer that flows to Storm Lake after a pump failure.

Gasoline Spill in Sioux City Appears to be Contained

• 3/11/2016 11:12:00 AM
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SIOUX CITY – An unknown amount of gasoline has reached a drainage ditch in Sioux City near the Magellan Pipeline tank farm.

Spill Reaches Coralville Reservoir After Monday Accident

• 2/16/2016 9:25:00 AM
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SWISHER – Liquid runway deicer and diesel fuel spilled after a semi-truck owned by Cryotech Deicing Technology rolled over Monday afternoon along Interstate 380 about 14 miles south of Cedar Rapids.

Time to Update Emergency Action Plans

• 1/7/2016 9:12:00 AM
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While no one wants to respond to an environmental emergency, planning for one can make it easier to deal with.

Diesel Fuel Spill Reaches Creek Near Storm Lake

• 12/15/2015 11:30:00 AM
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STORM LAKE – An unknown amount of diesel fuel spilled from the One Stop Shop in Storm Lake and has reached Poor Farm Creek, a tributary of the Raccoon River.

Small Manure Spill in Hardin County

• 10/21/2015 7:05:00 AM
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HUBBARD – The DNR is onsite investigating a manure spill about two miles northeast of Hubbard in Hardin County.

Uncertified Commercial Manure Applicators Involved in Manure Spill

• 10/15/2015 8:31:00 AM
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COON RAPIDS – A collision between two manure tankers owned by Schon Manure Hauling about 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 led to a 9,500-gallon manure spill near Coon Rapids in Carroll County. No one was hurt.

Manure Spill Reaches Mahaska County Creek

• 10/8/2015 12:00:00 PM
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OSKALOOSA – About 3 p.m. Wednesday, a producer reported a spill at the Ring Valley hog confinement a few miles north of Oskaloosa in Mahaska County.