Pasted below is a press release from the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources regarding the inundation of a manure storage basin by
floodwaters in Sioux County.
For
immediate release: July
31, 2010
LIVESTOCK
MANURE BASIN INUNDATED NEAR SIOUX CENTER
SIOUX
CENTER – A concrete manure storage basin near Sioux Center was inundated by
flood waters of the West Branch of the Floyd River on Friday.
The
concrete basin was used for an 800-head building at a hog operation located
southeast of Sioux Center and owned by Farmers Cooperative Society. Rising
waters of the West Branch of the Floyd River covered the concrete structure by
Friday evening, but did not reach the building where the hogs were
located.
Approximately 50 dead fish,
mostly smaller varieties of minnows and chubs, were found in the immediate area
of the concrete basin.
The
concrete basin will be pumped once the flood waters have
receded.
The
Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be working with the owners to look at
ways of preventing the basin from being inundated again.
For
more information, contact Kevin Baskins at
515-249-2814.
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Kevin
Baskins
Communications Bureau
Chief
Iowa Department of
Natural Resources
515-281-8395