From: Debbie Neustadt

This came from the DNR. They say there were no fish killed this time due
to a prior fish kill.

DNR INVESTIGATES WASTEWATER SPILL NEAR EDDYVILLE

EDDYVILLE - A release of industrial process wastewater from an Eddyville
company is being
investigated by the DNR, but the incident is not expected to result in a
fish kill in the
stream or the nearby Des Moines River.

The incident happened in a small, unnamed creek near Adjnimoto Heartland
Lysine. The spill
was reported to DNR Wednesday afternoon after a trickle of water was
heard in a sewer line
and a brown material was then observed in the nearby stream. An
estimated 1,500 to 7,000
gallons of the material was released. The contaminated water was a
by-product of the
manufacturing process of lysine, an additive commonly used in the
manufacturing of livestock
feed.

 Excavation work on Thursday led to the discovery of some leaking pipes.
A dam has been
constructed on the stream, but the flow of the creek was enough that
some of the
contamination was not immediately contained. Contaminated water at the
dam was being pumped
to a nearby lagoon.

"The wastewater does have a high ammonia content because ammonia is used
in the
manufacturing process for lysine," said Jim Stricker, supervisor of the
DNR's field office
in Des Moines.

However, Stricker said there did not appear to be any fish in the stream
to kill, possibly
due to a fish kill late last summer along the same stretch. An
accidental release of
wastewater from the industrial process killed approximately 800 fish
along a two-mile
stretch of the unnamed creek up to the confluence with the Des Moines
River.

 "We would expect that some of the ammonia will reach the Des Moines
River, but we do not
expect the environmental impact to be minimal because it is a relatively
small concentration
and we are getting a dilution effect," Stricker said.

The incident is still under investigation by the DNR.

For more information, contact Jim Stricker at (515) 725- 0270 or Jenifer
Harkin at (515)
725-0373.

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