(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a diesel spill on the Middle Nodaway River in Adair County.
On Thursday, the Atlantic Field Office of DNR received a call from an Adair County Conservation Officer who reported a red sheen on an unnamed tributary on G27 between Indian and Jordan Avenues in Adair County.
The Field Office staff immediately responded and discovered that diesel had spilled from an above-ground storage tank at a farm operation owned by Kading Land Company, Inc. The diesel had overflowed from a vent tube and reached a stormwater intake inside the secondary containment area. It then flowed through a field tile, eventually reaching an unnamed tributary of the Middle Nodaway River.
The amount of spilled diesel is unknown; so far, no dead fish have been observed. The staff will continue to work with the responsible party to clean up the spill.
The investigation is still ongoing. If you need to report a release after hours, please call the DNR’s emergency spill line at (515) 725-8694. Prompt reporting can help DNR staff identify the cause of an incident. The DNR’s website provides more information about spill reporting requirements.
(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
