STORM LAKE – Wednesday afternoon, a complaint sent Iowa DNR staff to investigate a claim that manure runoff was reaching Storm Lake.
They traced runoff to manure application on fields at Don Jackson’s Pike Farms cattle feedlot, 930 630th St., Storm Lake.
Runoff from the surface-applied solid manure traveled about 0.5 mile into South Cove, about 0.25 mile east of South Cove Park. DNR staff found elevated ammonia levels near the shoreline, but were unable to determine if a fish kill occurred because of ice covering the lake.
Jackson said he had been land applying dry manure for three days, including during rainfall on Wednesday. He will quit land applying, stockpiling the manure until conditions improve.
DNR will follow up and consider appropriate enforcement action.
With heavy rainfall and flooding, DNR field offices are responding to multiple calls for technical assistance—from cities and industries, and some livestock producers. Livestock producers should contact their local DNR field office to discuss options for manure-related issues. After hours, they should call the 24-hr. emergency line at 515-725-8694.
10 thoughts on “Runoff from manure application reaches Storm Lake”
Lots of morons still farming along the Shell Rock today !
Back in the day, farmers along the shell rock threw the empty herbicide cans in the river to get rid of them.
We don’t need farmers we have Walmart.
Guaranteed Willow Creek is polluted.
More than likely Mr Anonymous puked and all that manure he was saving for this page just spilled out into Storm Lake.
Talking about yourself again?
Nope. Talking about you and your butt buddy.
Monty again?
Would this be any oxy=toxic = man -MORON – spreading DRIED manure on his land in a RAIN STORM -Does anyone else see this as poop-a-ganda.
Make that 751 lakes and streams polluted in Iowa – Way to go DNR !!