DNR Monitoring Manure Spill in Marathon County
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responding to a manure spill near the village of Athens in Marathon County.
On Tuesday, May 5, the DNR was notified of manure discharging from a waste storage structure at Deercreek Holsteins LLC, a permitted Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, to a tributary to Black Creek. The cause of the discharge was a failed valve on a waste transfer system. The volume that was released is unknown at this time.
DNR staff are on site and working closely with Marathon County Department of Conservation, Planning & Zoning to monitor the situation. Containment measures are in place, and the farm is actively cleaning up the discharge.
For more information on manure spills and prevention, visit the DNR’s Manure Spills webpage.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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