For what it's worth, Stanwood is in Cedar County. There is a Rock Creek in
Clinton County but I have not heard of a West Rock Creek. Jerry


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From:    Neila Seaman <[log in to unmask]>
To:      [log in to unmask]
Subject: manure spill in Clinton County
Date:    Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:18:04 +0000

> 
> Iowa DNR News
> Environmental Services Division
>  
> For immediate release                                                        
                      
> March 22, 2008 
>  
> DNR INVESTIGATES MANURE SPILL IN CEDAR COUNTY
>  
> STANWOOD – An open valve on a storage tank resulted in manure reaching an 
> unnamed tributary of West Rock Creek southwest of Stanwood in Clinton County 
on 
> Saturday.
>  
> Manure was being transferred from a hog confinement building to an 800,000 
> gallon slurry storage tank at an operation owned by David Litscher of 
Stanwood. 
> A valve left open on the tank resulted in manure flowing through a grass 
> waterway where it eventually reached a tile line. A few dead minnows were 
found 
> in the unnamed tributary of the West Rock Creek below the tile outlet, but no 
> dead fish were found in the larger creek approximately 150-200 yards 
downstream.
>  
> While West Rock Creek did not appear to be impacted on Saturday, DNR 
> environmental specialists plan to return on Sunday to do further observation.
>  
> The manure spill was reported to the DNR on Saturday afternoon by Litscher 
soon 
> after discovery of the open valve. 
>  
> For more information, contact Kevin Baskins at 515-249-2814.
>  
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