Fertilizer byproduct leak causes fish kill in Fort Dodge creek, DNR says

Cardigan River's waters are clear after last year's fish kill, and residents are cautiously optimistic

The cause of a fish kill last summer in an eastern P.E.I. river remains a mystery, and some are keeping a close eye on the state of the water.

Fish kill from chemical spill in Fort Dodge

Spill reported Monday. Leak stopped but chemical continues to spread downstream.

Fertilizer byproduct leak causes fish kill in Fort Dodge creek, DNR says

FORT DODGE, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said that a fertilizer byproduct leak resulted in a fish kill in a Fort Dodge creek on Monday. The DNR said field staff responded to a report from CJ Bio America about a leak of a fertilizer byproduct created while making lysine that had entered a stormwater channel on the east side of their plant. CJ Bio America staff told the DNR that they believed the byproduct had been contained, b…

DNR investigating fish kill at South Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge

(Fort Dodge) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in the South Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge. On April 14, the DNR Field Office in Mason City was alerted by CJ Bio America in Fort Dodge about a leak at their facility. A fertilizer byproduct of lysine production had leaked into a stormwater channel on the east side of the plant. Initially, plant personnel were confident that the byproduct was contained; how…

Fish Kill in Ft. Dodge Investigated

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill at the south branch of Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge. Information from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says they received a call from CJ Bio America in Fort Dodge that a fertilizer byproduct had emptied into a stormwater channel on the east side of the plant. It was later discovered that the material breached a berm set up to contain it, and it flowed into Lizard Cree…

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