MONTEREY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An official says liquid
manure leaked from an open-air lagoon at a western Michigan dairy farm,
getting into a creek and spreading at least five miles.
TV station
WXMI and The Grand Rapids Press report the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality began investigating the spill Friday after getting
calls.
DEQ analyst Bruce Washburn says a stormwater system
failure at Schaendorf dairy farm in Monterey Township resulted in the
leak into the county drain system.
Washburn says a valve failed, causing the leak. It’s not known how much spilled or how long the lagoon
was leaking.
Washburn
says farm staff stopped the flow Saturday morning. Manure has seeped
into Bear Creek and reached the village of Hopkins.
Farm owner John Schaendorf tells WXMI crews are working to collect the manure.
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MONTEREY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An official says liquid
manure leaked from an open-air lagoon at a western Michigan dairy farm,
getting into a creek and spreading at least five miles.
TV station
WXMI and The Grand Rapids Press report the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality began investigating the spill Friday after getting
calls.
DEQ analyst Bruce Washburn says a stormwater system
failure at Schaendorf dairy farm in Monterey Township resulted in the
leak into the county drain system.
Washburn says a valve failed, causing the leak. It’s not known how much spilled or how long the lagoon
was leaking.
Washburn
says farm staff stopped the flow Saturday morning. Manure has seeped
into Bear Creek and reached the village of Hopkins.
Farm owner John Schaendorf tells WXMI crews are working to collect the manure.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.