Iowa DNR News Environmental Services Division For immediate release June 17, 2009 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE AT DES MOINES HOTEL REACHES STREAM MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Baskins, 515-281-8395. DES MOINES -A wastewater pumping station at a Des Moines hotel failed Wednesday morning, sending untreated wastewater to a Beaver Creek tributary. The pumping station at the EconoLodge at 4755 Merle Hay Road discharged an estimated 240 gallons, which ran into a storm sewer that leads to the stream. The discharge began around 8:45 a.m. and ended around 11:00 a.m. Wastewater staff from the city of Des Moines reported the discharge, on behalf of the hotel, to the DNR Wednesday at noon. The parking lots at the EconoLodge and a nearby car dealership have been cleaned up, and the Des Moines Water Works has been notified of the discharge. -30- Kevin Baskins Communications Bureau Chief Iowa Department of Natural Resources 515-281-8395 [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/