Iowa DNR News Environmental Services Division For immediate release March 3, 2009 MAHARISHI VEDIC CITY HAS WASTEWATER DISCHARGE TO CREEK MEDIA CONTACT: Dennis Ostwinkle at (319) 653-2135 or [log in to unmask] VEDIC CITY-A neighbor reported wastewater pooling in a ditch near Vedic City in Jefferson County at about noon on Monday. City staff discovered a ruptured pipe near the 170th Street pumping station in Vedic City and shut the pumps down. An unknown amount of wastewater flowed over land and then into an underground tile line, which flows into a tributary of Mitchell Creek. The city reported that it had repaired the pipe by 5:45 p.m. Monday. The DNR is not considering enforcement action at this time. - 30 - Karen Grimes Communications Bureau Iowa DNR 502 East Ninth Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 (515) 281-5135 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp