Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Services Division

For Immediate Release                                                 
   August 28, 2007

TRUCK ACCIDENT LEADS TO DIESEL SPILL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Sobaski or Jim Sievers at (319) 653-2135.

AINSWORTH — An accident involving a semitrailer early Tuesday morning
has led to a diesel spill in Washington County.

Around 2:00 a.m., the truck ran off Highway 218 about three miles south
of Ainsworth. The truck came to rest in Buff Creek, puncturing the
truck’s diesel fuel tanks. Buff Creek flows into Big Slough Creek,
which eventually flows into the Iowa River.

The diesel fuel tanks are submerged, and it is not known how much fuel
has reached the stream. The two tanks had a capacity of 95 gallons
each.

The truck, owned by Landes Trucking of Jacksonville, Ill., was hauling
a tanker of coconut oil. The tanker is not leaking.

Landes Trucking will offload the tanker and remove the semitrailer from
the creek and will contact an environmental response company to address
the fuel in the creek. Some booms and absorbent pads are in place to
contain the spill in the meantime.

Writer: Jessie Brown

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