Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Environmental Services Division

 

For Immediate Release                                                           

January 21, 2009

 

BROKEN SEWER LINE LEADS TO JASPER COUNTY WASTEWATER DISCHARGE

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Bill Gross, DNR Des Moines field office, at (515) 725-0271 or [log in to unmask]

 

NEWTON — A broken sewer line has led to an unknown amount of untreated wastewater reaching a tributary of Cherry Creek in Lambs Grove, just west of Newton in Jasper County.

 

The City of Lambs Grove reports that an 8-inch sewer line broke sometime Tuesday, sending the sewage to the creek just west of Walnut Drive. It has also hired a plumber to repair the sewer line on Thursday.

 

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