Wisconsin regulators investigating manure spill that caused mile-long fish kill
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Wisconsin regulators investigating manure spill that caused mile-long fish kill
Updated 5:04 PM EDT, May 21, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A manure spill in southern Wisconsin has resulted in a fish kill stretching more than a mile, state environmental regulators said Tuesday.
An angler reported the fish kill in Moore Creek in Monroe County on Saturday, state Department of Natural Resources officials said.
The DNR traced the kill to a manure spill at a dairy farm east of Norwalk. They said the farms manure transfer system failed but did not elaborate. They did not identify the farm, saying an investigation is ongoing.
The spill affected at least 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) of Moore Creek and an adjacent tributary. DNR officials said they didnt have an estimate of how much manure has been spilled but drinking water supplies shouldnt be affected.
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