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DNR investigating spill and fish kill in Butler County

• 11/8/2017 9:06:00 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 5:08:00 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 3:59:00 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 2:05:00 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 10:12:00 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 8:25:00 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 8:12:00 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 10:30:00 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.

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