DNR Monitoring Manure Spill in Buffalo County
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responding to a manure runoff event in Buffalo County near the Village of Waumandee that has impacted Danuser Creek, a Class 2 Trout Stream and a tributary to Waumandee Creek.
On April 19, an angler reached out to a local Conservation Warden and reported dead trout in Danuser Creek. In response, DNR staff conducted a site visit, confirmed the presence of dead trout in the stream, and discovered a drainage where recently applied manure was running off saturated farm fields.
The DNR continues to monitor the situation as the farm works to address the discharges.
The DNR reminds farmers and agricultural producers to avoid applying manure to saturated soils and during forecasted high-risk runoff periods. Check the Wisconsin Manure Management Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast before applying nutrients.
For more information on manure spills and prevention, visit the DNR’s Manure Spills webpage.
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