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Major manure spill in Clayton County - between 50,000 and 70,000 gallons
John McGlothlen
Mar. 10, 2010 5:27 pm
GARNAVILLO, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a major manure spill in eastern Clayton County.
The department says between 50,000 and 70,000 gallons of manure flowed at 800 gallons a minute out of a broken pipeline Wednesday morning at dairy farm north of Garnavillo. Much of the manure overflowed from a concrete basin and eventually flowed into Buck Creek.
The dairy dammed up the spill to stop manure from flowing.
The DNR is investigating if the spill caused a fish kill in Buck Creek.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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Or for a disgusting visualization, imagine a 30' x 50' swimming pool, 5.5' deep, full of manure. That would amount to 61,875 gallons.
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