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Wastewater Bypass City of Fontanelle and Middle Nodaway River

Wastewater Bypass City of Fontanelle and Middle Nodaway River

  • 8/2/2023 2:18:00 PM
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ATLANTIC -- Heavy precipitation is causing a bypass of untreated wastewater from the City of Fontanelle. It is flowing from Washington and Main Street in town to an unnamed tributary which runs over a mile before reaching the Middle Nodaway River. The bypassing began at 2:51 a.m. The amount of the discharge is unknown at this time.
Bypass reported in Mount Ayr

Bypass reported in Mount Ayr

  • 2/27/2023 2:55:00 PM
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A bypass was reported in the city of Mount Ayr Monday morning from the Pasture lift station east of 105 Deerview Lane. 
Pump failure results in wastewater bypass to Storm Lake

Pump failure results in wastewater bypass to Storm Lake

  • 10/8/2016 6:12:00 PM
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Storm Lake – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) responded to a bypass at the Tyson Fresh Meats pork plant on October 8, 2016.  The bypass occurred when a lift station pump failed and caused a power failure at two lift stations.