The last line of the article is a statement we should all remember when submitting public comment: “Dumping sewage sludge in violation of (Iowa law) provided significant economic benefit by saving time, manpower, fuel and equipment use/expense,” the order said. Company fined for sewage discharge near drinking water source <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tac12a6d9-9599-49a6-96e0-8086f452269c/7f6ecbba-42c8-472e-854e-14b15ffaf846> An Ottumwa company will pay $5,500 for releasing thousands of gallons of municipal wastewater into a rural area with a drain that leads directly to underground tile lines. The wastewater flowed into a ditch and creek that feed the Des Moines River, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. | Read more <https://default.salsalabs.org/T9039d19f-b3d8-47a5-b6a6-92dbcf22391d/7f6ecbba-42c8-472e-854e-14b15ffaf846> -- *Debbie Neustadt * *Des Moines, Iowa* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to [log in to unmask] Sign in to Listserv online to manage your subscribtions (http://lists.sierraclub.org/SCRIPTS/WA.EXE?LOGON). Policies may apply (http://www.sierraclub.org/lists).