June 1, 2010
STRATFORD, Iowa---Quick action by a farming operation in southern Hamilton County averted what could have been a bad fertilizer spill late last week. According to the Iowa DNR, the incident occurred about a mile north of Stratford on Westrum Farms when a fertilizer tank overturned into a dredge ditch. A dam was quickly constructed downstream and the contaminated water was pumped out an land applied on a nearby field. Because of the quick action by Westrum Farms and the efforts to prevent contamination from moving downstream, no enforcement action is expected. The spill would have affected the South Skunk River.
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