The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in Winneshiek County’s Dry Run Creek than spanned six miles.
Brett Meyers, an environmental specialist with the Field Services & Compliance Bureau at the DNR, said that as of Thursday, a count of the number of fish killed, and their species, was not complete but that an investigation is underway.
According to the DNR’s news release, the department’s Field Office in Manchester was notified Tuesday of a possible manure release and fish kill in an unnamed tributary of Dry Run Creek, southwest of Decorah.
“Upon arrival, staff observed dead fish and very murky conditions in the tributary,” the release stated.
During their investigation, DNR officials identified overland runoff from an animal feeding operation near the headwaters of the tributary of Dry Run Creek as the source of the release.
In an email to The Gazette on Thursday, Meyers said the responsible party — whose name has not been released — is “taking steps to correct the problem of manure runoff from the open lots.”
The DNR’s news release said the amount of manure released into the tributary is unknown at this time, but that “dead fish have been observed for several miles in the creek.”
Brett Meyers, an environmental specialist with the Field Services & Compliance Bureau at the DNR, said that as of Thursday, a count of the number of fish killed, and their species, was not complete but that an investigation is underway.
According to the DNR’s news release, the department’s Field Office in Manchester was notified Tuesday of a possible manure release and fish kill in an unnamed tributary of Dry Run Creek, southwest of Decorah.
“Upon arrival, staff observed dead fish and very murky conditions in the tributary,” the release stated.
During their investigation, DNR officials identified overland runoff from an animal feeding operation near the headwaters of the tributary of Dry Run Creek as the source of the release.
In an email to The Gazette on Thursday, Meyers said the responsible party — whose name has not been released — is “taking steps to correct the problem of manure runoff from the open lots.”
The DNR’s news release said the amount of manure released into the tributary is unknown at this time, but that “dead fish have been observed for several miles in the creek.”
Fish kill reported after manure release in Winneshiek’s Dry Run Creek
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in Winneshiek County’s Dry Run Creek, southwest of Decorah, than spanned six miles.
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